FABRICATED RESEARCH
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa first flew into space as part of Expedition 28/29 in 2011, where he spent five months living in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS). But his second visit to space was jeopardised due to controversy surrounding a research study overseen by the surgeon-turned-astronaut. Between 2016 and 2017, Furukawa was the supervisor of an experiment that simulated life on the ISS. Study subjects were confined in a closed environment for two weeks while researchers monitored their mental wellbeing and stress levels – an Earth analogue for conditions on the station. Two of the researchers involved in interviewing the participants edited and fabricated data that compromised the experiment and its results, revealed in 2019 after the study was investigated by an independent evaluator. “The creation of non-existent data undermines the credibility of the research content, and it was judged that it was an act that could be regarded as 'fabrication' from the perspective of researchers in general and society,” JAXA officials wrote.
Though Furukawa didn’t fabricate any results himself, his supervisory role and failure to disclose any wrongdoing makes him liable in the eyes of the Japanese space agency. Despite the scandal coming to light, Furukawa will not lose his place aboard the planned SpaceX Crew-7 mission, currently due to launch on 17 August 2023. Though still able to make his second trip into space, JAXA has stated that those involved will be appropriately punished.
SECRETLY MARRIED
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Issue 143 من All About Space UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Issue 143 من All About Space UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
15 AUTUMN STARGAZING TARGETS
Go on a night-sky treasure hunt as the brighter evenings give way to the cooler months
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE WHY IS VENUS SO DRY?
A new study reckons the answer lies high in the Venusian atmosphere
WHEN BLACK HOLES TURN WHITE
Can bouncing black holes help physicists find the ultimate theory of everything?
THE MOON'S THIN ATMOSPHERE IS MADE BY CONSTANT METEORITE BOMBARDMENT
While the solar wind also contributes to the atmosphere, meteorites are the main culprit
INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL AND HOW TO BECOME A SPACE TOURIST
Having explored much of the Solar System, attention is now turning to the stars beyond
NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER FINDS POSSIBLE SIGNS OF ANCIENT RED PLANET LIFE
Further analysis is needed, but a rock contains potential evidence that life once existed on Mars in the distant past
A NASA TELESCOPE MAY HAVE FOUND ANTIMATTER ANNIHILATING IN POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST EXPLOSION SINCE THE BIG BANG
The massive explosion was captured in 2022
Jameel Janjua "This is how we get to Mach 3”
Jameel Janjua made it to the bitter end in a Canadian government astronaut selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a different path to space through Virgin Galactic
BOEING NEEDS TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL ON THE SLS MOON ROCKET
The NASA Inspector General's report finds serious quality-control issues affecting the upgraded version and expects cost overruns and delays
DARK ENERGY
THE MOST DOMINANT FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE IS ALSO ITS MOST MYSTERIOUS AND MOST UNANTICIPATED
