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Astronauts will also need new life-sustaining systems, such as oxygen and water recyclers.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Astronauts have also been known to do their own thing in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen have been stowing gear and preparing the Lockheed Martin-developed Orion capsule for the descent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Astronauts lose around 1 percent of their bone density in certain bones per month that they’re in space.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

When Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, I was excited to see so many people become intrigued by some of the same things I have been interested in for so long.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson