Study Will Examine Differences Between A Twin In Space And One On Earth
Only one set of twins has ever been into space, and now those twins are providing an unprecedented opportunity for scientists to understand better the effects of microgravity on the human body.
Will Undergo Landing Tests Under A Variety Of Ocean Conditions
A full-sized test version of the Orion crew module recently arrived at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for testing that will examine how it performs under a variety of ocean landing conditions.
Lands Safely In Kazakhstan After 166 Days In Space
Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth Monday after 166 days in space, during which they made 2,656 orbits around the planet and traveled almost 70.5 million miles Expedition 38 crew members Michael Hopkins of NASA, and Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, at about 2324 EDT (9:24 a.m., March 11, in Dzhezkazgan).
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