Want to Get Involved in Human Spaceflight?
OSMED's new page highlights research projects, working groups and learning opportunities.
Explore ways to contribute, connect with experts and share with your network!

Want to Get Involved in Human Spaceflight?
OSMED's new page highlights research projects, working groups and learning opportunities.
Explore ways to contribute, connect with experts and share with your network!
She spent 19 years at NASA. Now you can ask her questions directly.
Join Dr. Jennifer Rochlis for OSMED's members-only Q&A on Oct. 28 at 6 PM ET.
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Six astronauts were asked if spaceflight is safe. Most refused the question. Their reasoning matters more than a yes or no. #IAC2026 #HumanSpaceflight
https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/space
#OTD in space! Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches into space, NASA's 1st Apollo astronaut crew in orbit
#SpaceExploration #HumanSpaceflight
Following #EmmanuelMacron ’s ambitious vision presented at the recent #InternationalSpaceSummit in #Paris, we explore #Europe ’s existing capabilities, the #Nyx and #Argonaut programmes, and the challenges of achieving independent #European #HumanSpaceflight.
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Design belongs in human spaceflight.
OSMED welcomes designers who want to connect across medicine, engineering and research, contribute to interdisciplinary projects and bring new perspectives into the field.
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/s... #space #humanspaceflight #science #physics #apollo
What happens when medicine has to leave Earth?
Today at 12 PM ET, join OSMED for Grand Rounds with Dr. Maybritt Kuypers, former ESA Flight Surgeon, on ISS missions, Artemis medical prep and the future of space medicine.
www.osmed.org/upcoming-eve...
#SpaceMedicine #HumanSpaceflight #OSMED
What does the next chapter of human spaceflight require?
Day 2 of #BHSS2026 begins today at Massachusetts General Hospital, with conversations on lunar science, LEO research, accessibility and space medicine.
Agenda: bostonspaceflight.org/agenda%E2%81...
#HumanSpaceflight #SpaceMedicine
At the #InternationalSpaceSummit 2026 in #Paris, #French #President #EmmanuelMacron presented an ambitious vision for strengthening #Europe ’s space autonomy and future role in #SpaceExploration, including its own #HumanSpaceflight capabilities.
Read more:
BHSS 2026
For the next two days, leaders across medicine, science, engineering and human spaceflight will come together to explore what comes next, from Artemis II to space medicine and autonomous operations.
bostonspaceflight.org/agenda%E2%81...
#BHSS2026 #HumanSpaceflight #SpaceMedicine
Tomorrow at #BHSS2026, Artemis II takes center stage.
Farzana Khatri of MIT Lincoln Laboratory on high-speed optical links and public engagement.
David Chou of the Wyss Institute at Harvard on “AVATAR in Artemis.”
Agenda: bostonspaceflight.org/agenda%E2%81...
#ArtemisII #HumanSpaceflight
Who gets to go to space next?
At #BHSS2026, Jeff Hoffman moderates a panel with Sheila Xu, Anna Voelker, Zoe Swann Baillie and Kyle Horn on accessibility in human spaceflight.
Two days to go.
Agenda: bostonspaceflight.org/agenda
#HumanSpaceflight #SpaceAccessibility
RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116832091693123912
In early June, the company published vacancies for three positions dedicated to the development of its #Nyx Crew 🧑🚀 vehicle, all of which will be based in #Houston
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117286886834538801
#SpaceX has repeatedly indicated its plans to retire #Dragon by 2030. #NASA has limited options.
Can lunar water sustain a city?
Martin Elvis’ research on the limits of lunar water resources was recently highlighted by Forbes.
Sept. 24–25 | Boston
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-hum...
#AI for #lunarexploration – LFM:
"a major leap toward transforming decades of raw data into a unified, intelligent toolkit for future robotic and crewed lunar missions"
#NASA + #IBM
www.livescience.com/technology/a...
#STEM #STEMeducation #planetaryscience #humanspaceflight #artificialintelligence
On this day in space! NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space
#OTD #SpaceExploration #HumanSpaceflight
Greece may soon have its first astronaut. And Macron wants Europe flying its own crew within a decade. What's the roadmap?
#ESA #HumanSpaceflight