One minute you’re accelerating into space, the next you’re behind the wheel of your family car. How does space travel affect what – and how – astronauts drive?
When the final Space Shuttle blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, astronauts waved goodbye to 17,300mph travel and a journey strapped to a 526,000-gallon fuel tank.
After 12 days, 18 hours, 28 minutes and 50 seconds – not to mention 200 orbits around Earth during a journey of 5,284,862 miles – Atlantis landed safely, marking the end of the Shuttle programme.
More than 600 men and woman have rocketed into orbit since the first Shuttle launch in 1981. But how do they get the same adrenalin rush here on Earth?   …  More
Jeff Martin is a below-the-knee amputee who was stricken by a bone infection in his left foot. It’s his first year cycling in Amputees Across America.
Martin, 52, got into cycling, triathalons and endeavored to join the amputee group as a way to make a difference in the lives of others.
“I started out obsessed with the ride – I wanted to ride all the miles,” he said. “But after our first hospital visit, I realized that the ride is nothing compared to what I can do for the patients  … More
Tony Hoffman has steered into more than a few whoop-de-doos during his 27 years.
Now, the Clovis BMX pro wants to help kids stay on the straight, smooth path.
Head over to the Woodward Park BMX track on any Monday afternoon, and you’ll see Hoffman working on fulfilling that promise, one he made to himself while sitting inside a Tehachapi prison cell.
Hoffman’s two-wheeled, knobby-tired outreach program is called the Freewheel Project. Its mission is to … More