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Brains of Cosmonauts “Rewired” During Space Missions
A new study published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits is the first to analyze the structural connectivity changes that happen in the brain after long-duration spaceflight. The results show significant microstructural changes in several white matter tracts such as the sensorimotor tracts. The study can form a basis for future research into the full scope…
Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk To Integrate Russian Prichal Module With Space Station
By NASA January 20, 2022 Cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov works to configure and activate the Prichal module during a spacewalk on January 19, 2022. Credit: NASA TV Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk at 2:28 p.m. EST yesterday after 7 hours and 11 minutes. Shkaplerov and Dubrov completed their major…
Cosmonauts on spacewalk ready new Russian docking port for future space station arrivals
Home News Human Spaceflights Russia's new multi-port docking module at the International Space Station is now ready to receive its first spacecraft after two cosmonauts completed a seven-hour spacewalk.Anton Shkaplerov, commander of the space station's Expedition 66 crew, and Pyotr Dubrov, both of Roscosmos, exited the orbiting outpost on Wednesday (Jan. 19) to run cables…