Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov on the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft launched…
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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.
A new trio awaits its launch to join the Expedition 66 crew on Friday while…
NASA’s research on deployable structures for artificial gravity could revolutionize long-duration space missions and advance…
The International Space Station is set to welcome three new crewmates who are set to…
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raja Chari concluded their spacewalk at 3:06 p.m. EDT (12:06…
Vande Hei made it into record books on Tuesday, March 15, 2022: He broke the…
Two Expedition 66 astronauts are in final preparations today for Tuesday’s spacewalk after mission managers…
The Expedition 66 crew continued preparing today for the first of two spacewalks set to…
The Expedition 66 crew is continuing its preparations for a pair of spacewalks at the…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 team – consisting of NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins,…
Two NASA astronauts are assembling gear today they will install on the International Space Station…
The seven-member Expedition 66 crew juggled a variety of science experiments on Wednesday including space…
The Expedition 66 crew kicked off the week working on robotics, spacesuits, and advanced research…
Friday’s research schedule aboard the International Space Station included exploring how microgravity affects skin cells…
Spacewalk preparations and cancer research were among the activities scheduled aboard the International Space Station…
The International Space Station (ISS) is hosting new research on aging skin cells and cancer…
A U.S. cargo craft is being unpacked today following its robotic capture and installation at…
Sixty years ago, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. In…