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Tag: astronaut
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Science & Tech
How to prepare for a trip to space
Astronauts spend years training for missions. How do commercial travelers get ready?
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Science & Tech
Lessons on diplomacy, sustainability of International Space Station
Soyeon Yi, the first Korean astronaut, details her experiences with Americans and Russians while on a mission on the International Space Station.
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Nation & World
What’s it take to be astronaut?
NASA picks emergency-room doctor, researcher, Afghanistan vet pilot, triathlete Anil Menon ’99 for mission training.
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Nation & World
Parachuting into a pandemic after historic spacewalk
Jessica Meir spoke to the Gazette about the head-spinning year, which included being part of history’s first all-female spacewalk
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Science & Tech
Nanofiber protects against extreme temperatures and projectiles
Harvard University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center and West Point, have developed a lightweight, multifunctional nanofiber material that can protect wearers from both extreme temperatures and ballistic threats.
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Science & Tech
Rocketwoman
Fifty years ago this summer, Neil Armstrong took his “giant leap for mankind” on the moon. In his wake hundreds of others have flown into space, including Ellen Ochoa, a four-time shuttle astronaut who stepped down as director of the Johnson Space Center in 2018 and is currently a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy…
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Health
SEAL-tested, NASA-approved
Jonny Kim, a Harvard Medical School graduate and former Navy SEAL, has been selected to join NASA’s next astronaut class.
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Health
Destination space
Jessica Meir, an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is the latest member of the Harvard community given a chance to head to space, joining moon-walkers and Hubble Space Telescope repairmen as she trains to become a NASA astronaut.
