Astronauts

Dead astronauts in space will be frozen, pulverized into dust by NASA robot arm

3 Sep 2010

As they say: in space, no one can hear you scream… but your fellow astronauts can see you die, and death in space presents so many practical, psychological and moral challenges to NASA that they recently teamed up to with Swedish ecologists Susanne Wiigh-Masak and Peter Masak to invent the first ever space coffin. The Masaks [...]

Labor Day Weekend for Astronauts: Space Toilet Cleaning and Exercise

3 Sep 2010

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station won't be throwing any burgers on the grill this Labor Day weekend, but at least they'll get the U.S. holiday off — after they clean the space toilet.

Astronauts Linda Godwin, Scott Altman Leave NASA

3 Sep 2010

The Two Have Eight Shuttle Flights Between Them NASA astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman have announced plans to leave the agency. Godwin will retire and Altman will take a job in the private sector.