A study simulating the effects of weightlessness also finds that impaired cognitive performance cannot be…
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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.
Review explores ways that space radiation can damage cardiovascular health, and discusses how we can…
NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins concluded their spacewalk at 3:01 p.m. EST, after…
NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA has assigned astronaut Mark Vande Hei to an upcoming mission to the International Space Station as a…
Astronaut Andrew Morgan used a fisheye lens to capture the intersection of two continents. Astronaut…
Astronauts have snapped numerous photos of the light show from their unique perch on the…
The contrast of the bright lights against the dark landscape makes this a favorite astronaut…
NASA astronaut Christina Koch is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA astronaut Anne McClain is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA has assigned two crew members to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission –…
NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of…
NASA is remembering Millie Hughes-Fulford, the first woman to fly as a NASA payload specialist,…
Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed Apollo mission and the third to land on the…