The plasma device is aimed at removing harmful germs whose presence might make astronauts sick.

Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut and veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Massimino began his career as an engineer working at IBM and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace after earning degrees from ...

Astronaut suits are evolving far beyond the bulky systems used during earlier space missions. Modern space suit technology is now focused on helping astronauts move more naturally while surviving the ...