What current space programs are being conducted now?

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• A trio of Martian missions, February.
• Boeing’s second Starliner test, March 29.
• The first CLPS missions to the moon, June and October.
• End of Juno, July 30.
• Luna 25, October.
• SpaceX Axiom Space 1, October.
• James Webb Space Telescope, October 31.
• Artemis 1 / SLS 1, November.

What crime does some of Hermes face by ignoring orders from NASA and deciding to retrieve Watney?

So the entire crew of the Hermes could technically be guilty of mutiny.

What are three challenges astronauts encounter in space?

5 Hazards of Human Spaceflight

• Radiation.
• Isolation and confinement.
• Distance from Earth.
• Gravity (or lack thereof)
• Hostile/closed environments.
• Human research essential to space exploration.

Are there still manned space missions?

As of 2021, humans have not traveled beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 lunar mission in December 1972. Currently, the United States, Russia, and China are the only countries with public or commercial human spaceflight-capable programs.

Why was Mark Watney left on Mars?

The crew is forced to leave him thinking he died due to rupture in his space suit. After an exploratory mission goes awry, lone astronaut Mark Watney is left for dead on the hostile surface of Mars and must use his scientific ingenuity to homestead an enclosed habitat where he can survive.

Are there any bodies in space?

Originally Answered: Are there bodies of dead astronauts in space? No, there are not. All of the astronauts that have died so far have perished in accidents either on the ground, during ascent, or during re-entry. In all cases, their remains either never left Earth or fell back down to the ground after the accident.