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☆ The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The resulting creation, a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron head, was tucked away in Shepard’s space suit for launch, with a few balls hidden in a sock. “Miles and miles and miles,” the jubilant astronaut remarked as the ball sailed out of his view, swallowed by the infinite blackness of space. What does any of that have to do with an astronaut playing golf on the moon? Saunders believed Shepard’s “miles and miles” remark to have been made tongue-in-cheek, an almost instinctive reflex of his hyper-competitive, “fighter-jock” nature. “We always talk about getting to the moon, landing on the moon, returning back to Earth – that’s how we think of the moon,” Odom said.

CNN —Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the country’s long-term presence in space. The Shenzhou-15 spacecraft is expected to dock with the Tiangong Space Station about 6.5 hours after launch. VCG/Getty ImagesSmaller than the ISSOnce construction is completed, the space station is expected to last for 15 years. Tiangong, which means heavenly palace, is smaller than the International Space Station but similar in its modular design. The new space station will typically house three rather than six astronauts.

☆ ISS: American spacewalkers Cassada and Rubio ventured outside the space station Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The first in a series of end-of-the-year spacewalks kicked off Tuesday morning outside the International Space Station. First-time spacewalkers and NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio began their excursion outside the space station at 9:14 a.m. 🔧🌏 pic.twitter.com/kM1tw7ng50 — International Space Station (@Space_Station) November 15, 2022The hardware was delivered to the space station on November 9 aboard a Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which safely delivered its cargo despite only one of its two solar arrays deploying after launch. This hardware will allow for the installation of more rollout solar arrays, called iROSAs, to give the space station a power boost. The thin orange pieces have been placed in different parts of the helmet, which has already been tested on orbit by the astronauts inside the space station.

☆ China launches third and final space station component
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

BEIJING — China on Monday launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station, realizing a more than decade-long endeavor to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit. Many waved Chinese flags and wore T-shirts emblazoned with the characters for China, reflecting the deep national pride invested in the space program and the technological progress it represents. China’s crewed space program is officially three decades old this year. The U.S. excluded China from the International Space Station because of its military ties. Prior to launching the Tianhe module, China’s Manned Space Program launched a pair of single-module stations that it crewed briefly as test platforms.

☆ FOTO // Cum vor arăta noile costume proiectate de NASA pentru astronauţii care vor ajunge pe Lună în 2024
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaFOTO // Cum vor arăta noile costume proiectate de NASA pentru astronauţii care vor ajunge pe Lună în 2024Viitorii astronauţi americani care urmează a păşi pe Lună în 2024 în cadrul misiunii Artemis vor purta ultimul model de costum spaţial proiectat de către inginerii de la NASA. Noile costume vor fi mult mai flexibile decât cele folosite în fostele misiuni lunare Apollo din perioada 1969-1972. În plus, NASA va moderniza Sistemul Portabil de Susţinere a Vieţii - „rucsacul” pe care îl poartă astronauţii în spate. Îmbrăcarea unui astfel de costum poate dura până la patru ore, iar astronautul care-l îmbracă trebuie asistată de o altă persoană. NASA foloseşte acest laborator pentru a simula activităţile extravehiculare din spaţiu, deoarece aici inginerii săi pot reproduce diferite niveluri ale gravitaţiei sub apă, inclusiv cea de pe Lună.

Persons: Artemis, Johnson Organizations: NASA, Apollo Locations: Unit, Houston

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