Story highlights Astronauts can temporarily gain 2 inches in height but suffer muscle loss and back pain More countermeasures involving exercise may help mitigate pain and muscle loss CNN — A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be …
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This NASA astronaut voted from space
Story highlights Shane Kimbrough is a NASA astronaut He voted in the 2016 election CNN — From infinity and beyond, he found a way to vote. Shane Kimbrough, a NASA astronaut currently living on board the International Space Station, filed …
Girls to design Africa’s first private space satellite
Story highlights Africa will launch its first private satellite into space It’s been built by schoolgirls CNN — They may be teenagers, but 17-year-old Brittany Bull and 16-year-old Sesam Mngqengqiswa have grand ambitions – to launch Africa’s first private satellite …
Flying a sports car with wings
Story highlights The intuitive amphibious ICON A5 looks like a sports car It does require a sports pilot license to fly it Tampa, Florida CNN — When it comes to piloting a plane, I have zero experience. In fact, I’ve …