http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility in Moscow, Russia, to investigate the psychological and medical aspects of a long-duration space mission. ESA is looking for European volunteers to take part. http://www.physorg.com/news175252902.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:22:11 EST news175252902 During air-medical transport of acutely-ill patients, 1 in 20 experience a critical event such as death, major resuscitation or blood pressure deterioration according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://www.physorg.com/news172151601.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:00:03 EST news172151601 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's been eight years since the first Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE, arrived at the orbiting laboratory. During that time, more than 4,000 materials samples have been placed outside the space station to test how they react to the harsh environment of space. http://www.physorg.com/news171220738.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:19:39 EST news171220738 NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's preliminary design review, or PDR. Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations. http://www.physorg.com/news171042655.html Space & Earth Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:52:03 EST news171042655 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's next generation of spacecraft will have the safest-ever astronaut escape system, a modern-day version of the reliable Apollo system. Like Apollo, the Orion launch abort system will swiftly propel the crew capsule away from the nose of the Ares I rocket and out of harm's way in case of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent to orbit. http://www.physorg.com/news166285466.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:25:03 EST news166285466 (AP) -- Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental flight is above the middle of the ocean, no one on the ground can see exactly where it is - in the air, or worse, in the water. http://www.physorg.com/news163313926.html Technology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:14:38 EST news163313926 The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time today with the arrival of three new residents including ESA astronaut Frank De Winne with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft. http://www.physorg.com/news162811991.html Space & Earth Fri, 29 May 2009 10:34:08 EST news162811991 (AP) -- The Russian space agency says it has signed a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry its astronauts to the international space station in 2012. http://www.physorg.com/news162806258.html Space & Earth Fri, 29 May 2009 08:58:10 EST news162806258 Astronauts set to blast off for the International Space Station said Thursday that constructing a new dinner table would be a top priority as its permanent crew expands to six. http://www.physorg.com/news160924419.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 14:14:26 EST news160924419 A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history. http://www.physorg.com/news158586817.html Space & Earth Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:54:06 EST news158586817 (AP) -- A billionaire American space tourist in the middle of his second stay aboard the international space station will return to Earth a day later than originally planned, Russian space officials said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news157973648.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:34:33 EST news157973648 (PhysOrg.com) -- At 5:19:53: p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery docked to the Pressurized Mating Adaptor on the front of the International Space Station's Harmony module. http://www.physorg.com/news156536256.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:17:55 EST news156536256 (AP) -- With a kick of its rocket thrusters, space shuttle Discovery zoomed to the international space station Tuesday to deliver one last set of solar wings that should bring the orbiting complex to full power. http://www.physorg.com/news156527120.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:43 EST news156527120 (AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news156278649.html Space & Earth Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:49:09 EST news156278649 (PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, to emerge only three months later. http://www.physorg.com/news155488394.html Space & Earth Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:14:28 EST news155488394 The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars. http://www.physorg.com/news154893651.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:01:18 EST news154893651 If you saw a mushroom growing in your bathroom, you'd probably bring out the heavy artillery. - Mr. Clean, astride a Howitzer http://www.physorg.com/news153408121.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:23:08 EST news153408121 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work checked the old-fashioned way with the first of several uncrewed demonstration launches beginning in 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news151861629.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:48:00 EST news151861629 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012. http://www.physorg.com/news147539867.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:17:47 EST news147539867 NASA astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can "smell" dangerous chemicals in the air. Designed to help protect crew members' health and safety, the experimental "ENose" will monitor the space station's environment for harmful chemicals such as ammonia, mercury, methanol and formaldehyde. http://www.physorg.com/news146324434.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:40:34 EST news146324434 (PhysOrg.com) -- In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts. http://www.physorg.com/news144350218.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:16:58 EST news144350218 (PhysOrg.com) -- Commander Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov of the 18th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-13 to the Earth-facing port of the Zarya module at 4:26 a.m. EDT Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news143183463.html Space & Earth Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:11:03 EST news143183463 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new crew that will live and work aboard the International Space Station rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. U.S. astronaut E. Michael Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and Richard Garriott, a U.S. computer game developer, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:01 a.m. CDT. http://www.physorg.com/news143124193.html Space & Earth Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:43:13 EST news143124193 (PhysOrg.com) -- Commander Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov of the 18th International Space Station crew are scheduled to launch in their Soyuz TMA-13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan about 3 a.m. EDT Sunday to begin a six-month stay in space. http://www.physorg.com/news142780305.html Space & Earth Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:11:45 EST news142780305 Soaring high above the Earth, the Expedition 17 crew members aboard the International Space Station spent some time Monday relaxing before their second spacewalk, which is slated for about 1:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The crew also reviewed the spacewalk timeline and closed hatches on the station in preparation for the excursion. http://www.physorg.com/news135261539.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:38:59 EST news135261539