NASA Astronauts Rehearse for SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Day
Yesterday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley participated in a countdown dress rehearsal of the launch day…
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NASA and SpaceX are ‘GO’ to Proceed for Launch of First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011
A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International…
The Incredible Story of “The Camera That Saved Hubble”
In December 1993, NASA held its collective breath as seven astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour caught up with the Hubble Space Telescope 353 miles (568…
Apollo 13 Crew Returned Safely to Earth 50 Years Ago
The crew of Apollo 13, Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module Pilot (CMP) John L. “Jack” Swigert and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Fred W. Haise,…
NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return to Earth From Space Station
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The trio…
Astronaut Brain Volume Changes and Pituitary Gland Deforms During Long Spaceflights
Extended periods in space have long been known to cause vision problems in astronauts. Now a new study in the journal Radiology suggests that the impact of…
NASA Astronauts Train to Fly the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft
Joint teams from NASA and SpaceX continue making progress on the first flight test with astronauts to the International Space Station by completing a series…
More Than 12,000 Potential Astronauts Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation
More than 12,000 people have applied to join NASA’s next class of astronauts, demonstrating strong national interest to take part in America’s plans to explore…
Jaw Dropping 4K Views of the Moon Apollo 13 Astronauts Saw on Their Perilous Journey Around the Farside
This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13…
An Astronaut’s Guide to Applying to Be an Astronaut – NASA Accepting Applications
About every four years, NASA accepts applications for a new class of astronauts. We in the astronaut office are thrilled and excited it is that…
NASA Accepting Applications for New Astronauts to Explore Moon, Mars
For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until 11:59…
NASA Astronaut Returns to Earth After Record-Setting Spaceflight
After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz…
“Beyond” Record-Breaking Spacewalker Returns From Orbit
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, marking the end of his second six-month…
Meet 11 New NASA Astronauts Ready for Space Station, Moon, and Mars Missions
NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday, January 10, 2020, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will expand humanity’s…
Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit – Next Generation Spacesuit for Artemis Astronauts
At first glance, NASA’s new spacesuit that will be worn on Artemis missions might look like the suits that astronauts use for spacewalks outside the…
Lights of an Aurora NASA Image of the Day
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo of an aurora from the International Space Station on June 23, 2015. The dancing lights of the aurora…
Flying Over An Aurora NASA Image of the Day
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) captured photographs and video of auroras from the International Space Station on June 22, 2015. Kelly wrote, “Yesterday’s aurora was an…
Galactic Cosmic Radiation Poses Significant Threat to Astronauts, Could Accelerate the Onset of Alzheimer’s
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, galactic cosmic radiation poses a…