NASA astronauts Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, and…
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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.
After being together — every day — for many many months, preparing for a long-duration…
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins,…
The Expedition 67 crew is gearing up for the arrival of the SpaceX Crew-4 mission…
Axiom Space astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy have safely returned…
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s…
NASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a 3:52 a.m. EDT launch of the agency’s…
NASA’s KNaCK lidar system generates real-time 3D maps, aiding astronaut navigation on the Moon. It’s…
At the conclusion of a weather briefing ahead of today’s planned undocking, NASA, Axiom Space,…
The Expedition 67 crew is preparing for the first private astronaut mission’s departure and another…
NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 1…
The four private astronauts from Axiom Space are now due to depart the International Space…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon atop, rolled out to the launch pad…
NASA tests astronaut performance post-landing in simulated extraterrestrial environments to refine future mission protocols and…
On Tuesday morning, NASA Commander Tom Marshburn and his six Expedition 67 flight engineers held…
The astronauts who will launch this week (Saturday, April 23, 2022) to the International Space…
Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev of Roscosmos concluded their spacewalk at 5:37…
The Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station has concluded,…