astronauts

has, sadly, passed away after a short illness. He was 86. He was the LM Pilot of Apollo 12, and became the fourth man to walk on the moon, following Armstrong and Aldrin in Apollo 11, and then Pete Conrad, his Commander on Apollo 12. He would not have flown at all if not for the tragic death...

Gemini 11, CMP on Apollo 12 and Commander of the cancelled Apollo 18.

Farewell, Gene Cernan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38641121

Hi! During the STS-115 welcome-home ceremony astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper collapsed twice and there's a video claiming that she was talking about UFO's in that mission just because she said "something that .. you know, something that you've never seen before , and when I got out of...

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1137/1 Very interesting read about the various rituals performed by cosmonauts and astronauts to ensure good luck.

During the credit roll of the most excellent movie "In the Shadow of the Moon" , Alan Bean, Michael Collins, Dave Scott, Charlie Duke, and Gene Cernan briefly give some commentary on their feelings about moon conspiracies. Apparently Buzz was too busy cleaning some guy's clock to participate in...

I heard this quip on a Danish TV station this evening: When astronauts are space-travelling, they are aging 10 times faster than when on Earth, partially due to the breakdown in bone tissue. Is this true? The astronauts going to Mars will age ten times the time it takes? What is that, 18 months...

From CNN and AP: John Young is arguably the most accomplished astronaut in the history of the space program. Yet many have never heard of him. He did not fly a Mercury mission, but he did fly the first manned Gemini mission with Gus Grissom. Young went on to fly on Gemini 10, which proved...

Astronaut Gordon Cooper died on October 4 at the age of 77. (Story here from CNN and Reuters.) Gordo flew in the last Mercury mission, Faith 7. He orbited the Earth for over 34 hours, making 22 orbits. He also was the first human ever to fly two orbital missions, flying with Pete Conrad on...