Such impacts could impair astronauts' ability to perform physically demanding tasks like spacewalks, and affect their ability to handle equipment and perform repairs. Related: Weightlessness and ...

Wilmore added that he and Williams had their "focus on the now, what's taking place here" – including a bevy of science experiments, upcoming spacewalks and the necessary routine station ...

Northern Irish astrophysicist Dr Rosemary Coogan completed basic training with the European Space Agency last year Dr Rosemary Coogan - Northern Ireland's first ever astronaut - has said the space ...

Williams and Hague participated in two spacewalks—US spacewalk 91 on January 16, and US spacewalk 92 on January 23. Their work on the ISS included repairs to NASA’s NICER X-ray telescope and updates ...

However, ESA has previously stated that the agency wants to send a disabled person to the ISS before the space station is decommissioned, which is currently scheduled to happen at some point after ...