The Expedition 68 crew kicked off the new year with an array of microgravity research…
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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.
During preparations for yesterday’s planned spacewalk by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, ground…
NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio concluded their spacewalk at 2:21 p.m. EST after…
Launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 26, the Dragon resupply ship is…
Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin were scheduled to conduct a spacewalk outside the…
On Thanksgiving day, four Expedition 68 astronauts will relax as three cosmonauts continue preparing for…
Check in with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and JAXA astronaut Koichi…
On the International Space Station on Monday, November 21, the Expedition 68 crew continued gearing…
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, both of Roscosmos, concluded their spacewalk at 4:07 p.m.…
Two Roscosmos cosmonauts are finalizing their preparations for a spacewalk on Thursday, November 17. They…
NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 4:25 p.m.…
Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio of NASA began a spacewalk at…
Dark, flat-topped mesas stand out amid the surrounding lighter-toned landscape in northwest Sudan. This detailed…
The next cargo mission to resupply the Expedition 68 crew is prepared to launch to…
Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions,…
NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and Jessica Watkins, as well as ESA (European Space…
Crew-4 was scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) at 7:05 p.m. EDT…
Crew-4 was scheduled to undock from the space station at 7:05 p.m. EDT today to…