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Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission going amid research scandal

Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission going amid research scandal

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A Japanese astronaut will not lose his 2023 mission to the space station despite his involvement in a research scandal, according to media reports. Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and his team, however, will be “appropriately” punished for “fabricated” and “altered” research study data simulating an astronaut’s work on the International Space Station, the Japanese agency said. …

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Sierra Space Hires Veteran NASA Astronaut and Former Head of ISS Medical Operations Dr. Tom Marshburn as Chief Medical Officer

Sierra Space Hires Veteran NASA Astronaut and Former ISS Chief of Medical Operations Dr. Tom Marshburn as Chief Medical Officer – SpaceRef

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Thomas H. Marshburn, MD Nasa Sierra Space, a leading space company building the first end-to-end commercial and technology platform in space, today announced Thomas H. Marshburn, MD, as Medical Director of the Human Spaceflight Center and from the company’s Astronaut Training Academy. Dr. Marshburn will report to Sierra Space President and former NASA astronaut Dr. …

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To counter the effect of sitting too much, try astronaut training

To counter the effect of sitting too much, try astronaut training

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Comment this story Comment Exercise like an astronaut and you may avoid the unhealthy effects of sitting too long, according to recent studies on the benefits of space workouts. The research, which involved astronauts on the International Space Station and bedridden volunteers in Houston, suggests that the right combination of scientifically tested exercises can avoid …

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Students send the Osage language into space and hear Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann's response

Students send the Osage language into space and hear Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann’s response

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The Osage name for the event was ͘͘ ͘’ ͘ , which translates to “kids talk to the stars”. Nicole Anapu Mann became the first Native American woman in space when she joined the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) in October. Mann is a registered Wailacki member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes …

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Osage Nation students chat with the first Indigenous woman in space on NASA's downlink from the ISS

Osage Nation students chat with the first Indigenous woman in space on NASA’s downlink from the ISS

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The International Space Station astronaut provided an exciting glimpse of space for young Osage on November 23, 2022. On Wednesday, Osage Nation students had the opportunity to ask NASA astronaut Nicole Mann questions about all things space. Through a remote video link from the International Space Station in Pawhuska, Mann, a member of the Wailacki …

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Syria's first astronaut reflects on his journey into space 35 years ago

Syria’s first astronaut reflects on his journey into space 35 years ago

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The documentary “The Syrian Cosmonaut” (2022) opens with an animated scene showing Muhammed Faris jumping across the screen as if he were on the moon instead of being chased in Istanbul by assassins. Faris, the real-life astronaut, dressed in black, is then seen staring at the camera saying, “This is Syria’s story, not just mine.” …

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Balkan's first analog female astronaut: conducting science experiments cut off from the world in an analog space mission

Balkan’s first analog female astronaut: conducting science experiments cut off from the world in an analog space mission

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Martine Dimoska. Courtesy photo republished by Meta.mk with permission. This story is based on the original Meta.mk cover. An edited version is republished here under a content-sharing agreement between Global Voices and the Metamorphosis Foundation. Martina Dimoska is the first female analogue astronaut from the Balkans. As a graduate student at the International Space University, …

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