All About Space  |  Issue 78
"OUR MOST DANGEROUS MISSIONS"
Space is well-known for its risks. As if the mental pressures of working in an isolated zero-gravity environment weren't enough, astronauts can suffer muscle loss, changes in their eyesight, radiation exposure and fluctuating blood pressure. There have also been catastrophic disasters during take off, problems with landing and mechanical failures that needed to be tackled.
However, one thing's for sure. Astronauts have come to expect the unexpected. For no matter how well prepared they and the ground crews are, and regardless of the millions of man hours that go into designing a mission, unforeseen problems can and do emerge. And when such bad luck rears its ugly head, space really can appear to be the loneliest place in the universe.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in All About Space Issue 78.