Astronauts are growing and eating student-selected crops in space—preparing for future missions beyond Earth. Astronauts…
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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’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…
The Space Shuttle Columbia began a new era of human spaceflight when STS-1 lifted off…
NASA is saddened by the passing of Apollo-era astronaut Philip K. Chapman. He was selected in August…
The hatches between the International Space Station and the newly arrived Soyuz spacecraft officially opened…
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr…
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Friday, bringing its number…
Nearly nine minutes after a successful launch at 3:42 a.m. EDT (12:42 a.m. PDT) of…
Salmonella infections in human intestinal cells were studied in space for the first time using…
Applications are open for ESA’s first astronaut selection in over a decade, and all qualified…
Sustained low-intensity exercise does not completely counteract the effects of weightlessness on the heart muscle,…