Tag: astronauts

NASA astronauts stuck in space until 2025 face “tough times”

The Brew News Team Sep. 16, 2024

LONDON: NASA astronauts stuck in space until 2025 have admitted to facing “tough times” but stressed they don’t feel let down by Boeing, according to agency reports. The astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule. However, due to issues with the spacecraft, they will […]

‘Launch in 24 Hours’: Elon Musk’s Polaris Dawn carrying four astronauts all set for a ‘Spacewalk’

The Brew News Team Aug. 27, 2024

Musk also talked about the safety of humans inside the spacecraft. He further added, “Crew safety is absolutely paramount and this mission carries more risk than usual, as it will be the furthest humans have traveled from Earth since Apollo and the first commercial spacewalk!” The ambitious Polaris Dawn project, which will see Elon Musk-led […]

Emirati astronauts uplift childhood cancer patients’ morale

The Brew News Team Jul. 15, 2024

Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) brings together Emirati astronauts and childhood cancer patients to boost their morale Dubai: Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) orchestrated a heartwarming visit to 25 children undergoing cancer treatment at Mediclinic Hospital Dubai, led by Emirati astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). The […]

“Groundbreaking Odyssey: Astronauts Delivers Stirring Address to Public on Mission’s endeavors” at SIBF 2023

The Brew News Team Nov. 11, 2023

Sharjah: Emirati astronaut Hazza al Mansouri and his American counterpart, Sunita Williams, regaled a rapt audience attending “A Star in Space” session at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2023) on Thursday evening. With accounts of their experiences in space and the plans of space-faring nations for future explorations of the Moon and Mars, the […]

This Day, That Year – March 16

The Brew News Team Mar. 16, 2023

This day in history we feature the Gemini 8. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched the spacecraft on this day in 1966. Trivia – Gemini 8 Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Gemini program. It was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The […]

This Day, That Year – January 8

Brew Admin Jan. 08, 2023

This day in history we feature the SpaceX Dragon. The first private spacecraft to carry astronauts to orbit was launched on this day in 2010. Trivia – SpaceX Dragon Dragon was privately developed spacecraft built by the American corporation SpaceX. The first of two test flights was launched on December 8, 2010, and the second […]

NASA is on course to crash the ISS in 2031

Vismay Anand Feb. 05, 2022

In a recent report, NASA has indicated how the future will look for ISS and how it will ultimately end up in a ‘spacecraft cemetery.’  Writing in the International Space Station Transition Report, NASA said, “The ISS is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth […]

A solution to help astronauts with eye troubles in space

Brew Admin Dec. 10, 2021

An astronaut’s eyes can change during spaceflights that last six months or more. That could be a problem for future planned missions. After decades of research, scientists may have a seemingly unlikely solution: a sleeping bag, developed in conjunction with REI, that pulls fluids away from the brain. A concern that has emerged regarding astronauts […]

Tide gives NASA a hand to clean dirty laundry in space

Babar Siddiqui Jun. 24, 2021

As luck would have it, it will soon be possible for astronauts to wash their clothes in space. Tide® has joined hands with NASA to develop unique laundry detergent solutions to be used by astronauts in space. According to research, astronauts cannot carry loads of clothes for their prolonged stay in space. Since water is […]

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