So what is it like to float out into the vacuum of space? “Ginormous fondue pot, bubbling over with piping hot awesomesauce,” said American astronaut Jack Fischer as he embarked on his first-ever spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday. The comments by Fischer, 43, were carried live on NASA television as he and … Read more
So what is it like to float out into the vacuum of space? ‘Ginormous fondue pot, bubbling over with piping hot awesomesauce,’ said American astronaut Jack Fischer, as he embarked on his first-ever spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Friday. The comments by Fischer, 43, were carried live on NASA television as he and … Read more
NASA discovered a water leak Friday at the International Space Station, delaying the start of the milestone 200th spacewalk at the global space lab. The glitch affected equipment known as the servicing and cooling umbilical (SCU), which supplies power and oxygen to the spacesuits worn by veteran US astronaut Peggy Whitson and her rookie counterpart, … Read more
The death toll from Cyclone Enawo that slammed into Madagascar earlier this week, has risen to 38 people, injured 180, while some 50,000 others were driven from their homes. This is according to the country’s disaster management department. Thierry Venty, the secretary general of the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management, said the damage … Read more