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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Health Deteriorates Amid Extended ISS Mission, New Photo Raises Concern
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, stranded on the ISS since early June due to Boeing’s Starliner malfunction, has sparked health concerns after a recent photo showed visible weight loss. Dr Vinay Gupta, a Seattle-based pulmonologist, highlighted signs of potential caloric deficit and physiological stress caused by prolonged time in space. Williams...
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This Navy SEAL, Mathematician, Harvard Doctor Will Now Be A NASA Astronaut
Lieutenant Commander Jonny Kim has a resume that would make Asian parents swell with pride. At 40, he is already a decorated Navy SEAL, a Harvard-trained physician, and now, a NASA astronaut preparing for his next great adventure space.
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Tests Carried Out on Mexico's 'Alien Bodies': ''No Evidence Of Manipulation Of Skulls''
Dr Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez said that the laboratory tests have shown that ''there is no evidence of any assembly or manipulation of the skulls''.
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NASA to Send Tiny Robot MIRA to International Space Station for Simulating Surgeries
NASA will send a tiny surgical robot to space for a test mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. The robot named MIRA or miniaturised in vivo robotic assistant has been in the making for nearly 20 years by the researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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SpaceX Launches "Crew 4" Mission To International Space Station
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four more astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on Wednesday, including a medical doctor turned spacewalker and a geologist specializing in Martian landslides.
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SpaceX Set to Launch Another Crew Dragon Capsule Carrying 4 Astronauts to ISS for NASA
Elon Musk's SpaceX is due to launch the next long-duration astronaut crew to the international space station (ISS) for NASA on Wednesday. The crew includes a medical doctor turned spacewalker and a geologist specializing in Martian landslides.
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NASA Uses 'Holoportation' to Send 3D Hologram of Doctor to Space: Here's How It Works
NASA has tested a technology called "holoportation" that allowed the space agency to create 3D holograms of its in-flight surgeon Dr Josef Schmid and his team members and transmit them onto the space station, while they were still on Earth. Here's what you need to know about holoportation and NASA used it to communicate with astronauts in space.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Anil Menon Among 10 Astronauts Chosen by NASA for Moon Mission
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Among 10 Chosen By NASA For Future Missions
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Russian Actors Blast Off to Attempt a World First: A Movie in Space
A Russian crew of two cosmonauts, a movie director, and an actress blasted off for the International Space Station to shoot the first movie in space, the latest twist in decades of Russia-US space rivalry.
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Studying Heart Disease In Astronauts Yields Clues But Not Conclusive Evidence
When James Irwin suffered his first heart attack at age 43 - just two years after walking on the moon - NASA doctors dismissed any connection with his trip to space, during which he had experienced short spells of irregular heart rhythm.
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New Mars Gravity Map Gives Best View Yet Inside the Red Planet
"Gravity maps allow us to see inside a planet, just as a doctor uses an X-ray to see inside a patient."
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Indian-Origin Doctor Undergoes Training to Travel to Space
An Indian-origin doctor in Canada is training for a scientist-astronaut project that may give her the chance to conduct experiments in space.
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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Health Deteriorates Amid Extended ISS Mission, New Photo Raises Concern
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, stranded on the ISS since early June due to Boeing’s Starliner malfunction, has sparked health concerns after a recent photo showed visible weight loss. Dr Vinay Gupta, a Seattle-based pulmonologist, highlighted signs of potential caloric deficit and physiological stress caused by prolonged time in space. Williams...
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This Navy SEAL, Mathematician, Harvard Doctor Will Now Be A NASA Astronaut
Lieutenant Commander Jonny Kim has a resume that would make Asian parents swell with pride. At 40, he is already a decorated Navy SEAL, a Harvard-trained physician, and now, a NASA astronaut preparing for his next great adventure space.
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Tests Carried Out on Mexico's 'Alien Bodies': ''No Evidence Of Manipulation Of Skulls''
Dr Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez said that the laboratory tests have shown that ''there is no evidence of any assembly or manipulation of the skulls''.
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NASA to Send Tiny Robot MIRA to International Space Station for Simulating Surgeries
NASA will send a tiny surgical robot to space for a test mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. The robot named MIRA or miniaturised in vivo robotic assistant has been in the making for nearly 20 years by the researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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SpaceX Launches "Crew 4" Mission To International Space Station
Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four more astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on Wednesday, including a medical doctor turned spacewalker and a geologist specializing in Martian landslides.
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SpaceX Set to Launch Another Crew Dragon Capsule Carrying 4 Astronauts to ISS for NASA
Elon Musk's SpaceX is due to launch the next long-duration astronaut crew to the international space station (ISS) for NASA on Wednesday. The crew includes a medical doctor turned spacewalker and a geologist specializing in Martian landslides.
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NASA Uses 'Holoportation' to Send 3D Hologram of Doctor to Space: Here's How It Works
NASA has tested a technology called "holoportation" that allowed the space agency to create 3D holograms of its in-flight surgeon Dr Josef Schmid and his team members and transmit them onto the space station, while they were still on Earth. Here's what you need to know about holoportation and NASA used it to communicate with astronauts in space.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Anil Menon Among 10 Astronauts Chosen by NASA for Moon Mission
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Among 10 Chosen By NASA For Future Missions
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Russian Actors Blast Off to Attempt a World First: A Movie in Space
A Russian crew of two cosmonauts, a movie director, and an actress blasted off for the International Space Station to shoot the first movie in space, the latest twist in decades of Russia-US space rivalry.
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Studying Heart Disease In Astronauts Yields Clues But Not Conclusive Evidence
When James Irwin suffered his first heart attack at age 43 - just two years after walking on the moon - NASA doctors dismissed any connection with his trip to space, during which he had experienced short spells of irregular heart rhythm.
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New Mars Gravity Map Gives Best View Yet Inside the Red Planet
"Gravity maps allow us to see inside a planet, just as a doctor uses an X-ray to see inside a patient."
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Indian-Origin Doctor Undergoes Training to Travel to Space
An Indian-origin doctor in Canada is training for a scientist-astronaut project that may give her the chance to conduct experiments in space.
