Extravehicular activity

SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

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SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

Photo: Polaris Program/John Kraus SpaceX, somehow not the worst American space company, has long had big plans for its missions. From spacewalks to killing the International Space Station, the company always seems interested in unprecedented stunts. Now, SpaceX is rolling that spacewalk plan in with another: Sending tourists 870 miles from Earth, with no airlock. … Read more

NASA Freaks Everyone Out By Broadcasting Audio Of Astronaut With Simulated Decompression Sickness

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NASA Freaks Everyone Out By Broadcasting Audio Of Astronaut With Simulated Decompression Sickness

Photo: NASA NASA confirmed that audio from a simulation channel dedicated to dealing with disaster scenarios was inadvertently broadcast Wednesday on its YouTube channel. The audio indicated that an astronaut was in distress onboard the International Space Station with a tenuous chance of survival, a terrifying scenario for enthusiasts following the feed. NASA accidentely broadcasts … Read more