Lufthansa and Lufthansa Group LCC Eurowings are introducing further measures to ensure physical distance between passengers during their journey as the carriers continue flights amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

With many people living and working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, NASA is offering a summary of the framework it uses to prepare astronauts for the mental and emotional challenges of long-duration spaceflight.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, including up to $58 billion in financial aid to help airlines blunt the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it will consolidate all operations into its South Terminal starting Apr. 1 and limit scheduled flights to an eight-hour period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in measures taken to protect staff and passengers from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Qatar Airways is expanding capacity to Australia and will add 48,000 extra repatriation seats to the market to help stranded passengers get home.

The airport is taking the measures to as the UK goes into a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is soliciting proposals from U.S.-based companies and institutions for methods of dealing with mental health challenges that astronauts are likely to face during multiyear missions to Mars— strategies that could also address the psychosocial effects of pandemics like the current novel coronavirus.

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is pausing engineering and production operations at its UK facilities as it works to mitigate the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.