Astronaut Scott Kelly will become even younger than his twin elder brother (also an astronaut) Mark Kelly (born 6 minutes before Scott), by three milliseconds after the completion of his one year mission on the ISS.
Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union…
Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union was dissolved. He went up a Soviet citizen and returned a Russian citizen.
All US astronauts are required to learn Russian as part of their extensive…
All US astronauts are required to learn Russian as part of their extensive training, and have to be able to run the ISS using Russian-language training manuals if necessary.
Low gravity makes it difficult to tell if your bladder is full, because…
Low gravity makes it difficult to tell if your bladder is full, because the bladder’s stretch receptor nerves don’t feel the weight of the liquid. Astronauts are trained to empty their bladders every two hours because of this.
NASA has a plan if astronauts “Lose It”, and that…
NASA has a plan if astronauts “Lose It”, and that plan is to tie them up with duct tape.
Entry level NASA Astronauts only make $64,724 per year. Senior level…
Entry level NASA Astronauts only make $64,724 per year. Senior level Astronauts top out at just $141,715.
The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed…
The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed by the demands of Mission Control. The used the time to look out the window and think.