In recent weeks, astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS and on Earth have been sharing tips on coping with self-isolation. coronavirus
last month, NASA's Scott Kelly said his biggest miss during almost a year in space was nature –"the color green, the smell of fresh dirt, and the feel of warm sun on my face."
Two-time cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy has become the face of a 10-week challenge that will see participants post videos of themselves completing physical exercises as part of a competition aimed at both youth and adults. The launch of Ivanishin, Vagner and Cassidy marks the first time a manned mission has used a Soyuz-2.1a booster to reach orbit, after Roscosmos stopped using the Soyuz-FG rocket last year.The upgraded rocket relies on a digital flight control system rather than the analogue equipment used in prior Soyuz models.
But that may change as early as next month when Elon Musk's SpaceX could be ready to launch a two-man crew to the orbital lab, NASA said in March.
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