A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life. https://t.co/sp4qwxDSbb
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A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit has revealed a plan to test for extraterrestrial life on the International Space Station (ISS).
Dr. Anil Menon, an emergency medicine physician and U.S. Space Force colonel, is scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 mission next month. While his primary objective centers on the physiological tolls of long-duration spaceflight, Menon confirmed plans to carry out the search for microbiological life during a series of spacewalks.