While some aspects of space travel as presented in science fiction movies and books are clearly implausible, others are plain inaccurate:
It’s hard to say whether it’s due to some misguided acting or a poor understanding of physics, but astronauts are often depicted moving in slow-motion when they’re in zero gravity. It’s probably because anytime [...]

New Scientist magazine attempts to second guess the outcome of the Augustine committee deliberations as to where the next generation of astronauts will be sent.
In this so-called “flexible path” option, NASA astronauts would visit an asteroid, orbit Mars, and land on the moon. Three versions differ only in the launch vehicle used to leave low-Earth [...]

David Mindell argues that “the cult of the astronaut”, built around the first people sent into space by NASA, has prevented automated space exploration programs, and other beneficial technologies, from being utilised.
NASA’s engineering culture supported the centrality of the astronaut. Initially designated “capsules,” crew vehicles were renamed “spacecraft” to signify the human pilot’s mastery and [...]

Scoring a spot aboard the first crewed vessel to Mars will require prospective astronauts to jump through a number of hoops, which include a two-year “experiment” to determine their suitability for such a mission.
Come to think of it, jumping through hoops would probably be far easier than travelling to Mars:
“The experiment would consist of placing [...]

Australian scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, in a recent radio interview, has scotched claims by Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell that UFO activity, and alien visits to Earth, have been been covered up by world governments.
But why would they keep it secret? I mean do they think that if we know that there’s a life [...]