Lake Van, Turkey, was voted the winner of NASA’s Tournament Earth 2021 for its vibrant…
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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.
ESA’s BACTeRMA project tackles hygiene in shared spacesuit underlayers by testing novel, microbe-based antimicrobial coatings…
NASA’s Ax-1 mission with Axiom opens the ISS to private astronauts, marking a leap toward…
Crew-1 astronauts reflected on their historic mission aboard Crew Dragon, highlighting scientific milestones and spacewalks…
Human Research and space physics topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station yesterday…
Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961, after a successful…
Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA’s first commercial…
We are heartbroken to share that astronaut Michael Collins, the command module pilot of the…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
Astronauts are growing and eating student-selected crops in space—preparing for future missions beyond Earth. Astronauts…
NASA’s Gateway will measure deep-space radiation using the Internal Dosimeter Array, providing crucial data to…
There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched.…
NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are in orbit following their early morning launch bound for the…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station…
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, returned to…
The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station…
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to…