Marking 25 years since its inception, the ISS crew reflects on its achievements and continues…
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Astronauts are highly trained professionals who travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere to conduct missions in space. Their work involves everything from piloting spacecraft and performing scientific experiments to assembling structures in orbit and exploring other celestial bodies. Astronauts are at the forefront of human space exploration, helping to advance our understanding of space, technology, and the effects of microgravity on the human body. This page highlights the latest news about astronaut missions, training, discoveries aboard space stations, and the expanding role of humans in the new era of space travel.
NASA marks the 25th anniversary of the ISS with a live event on December 6.…
Research to promote health and advance manufacturing were the top science activities aboard the International…
Science hardware, microbiology, and eye checks topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station…
A cargo craft is in orbit today on its way to the International Space Station…
Mary Cleave, a pioneering NASA astronaut who embarked on two spaceflights and later became the…
The Expedition 70 crew members turned their attention toward robotics and physics research on Thursday,…
The International Space Station (ISS) hosted a series of microgravity experiments on Wednesday, November 29…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has provided new panoramic images of Mars and its moon Phobos,…
The crew of Expedition 70 continued its advanced life science work on Tuesday, November 28…
Ultra-cold space physics and immunity research were the top science objectives aboard the International Space…
Artemis II astronauts, preparing for a lunar mission, examined the powerful SLS core stage, reflecting…
Apollo 8, commanded by Frank Borman, is celebrated for its historic Moon voyage and the…
All seven members of the Expedition 70 crew spent Wednesday continuing its space biology research…
Astronaut health, an aging study, and cargo operations kept the Expedition 70 crew busy on…
Space biology and Dragon work were the top duties at the beginning of the week…
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became…
Bacteria, brain aging, and gravity-sensing cells were the main research subjects aboard the International Space…