The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided…
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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 astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi…
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi…
NASA Television and the agency’s website are providing live continuous coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission carrying…
An international crew of astronauts is en route to the International Space Station following a…
Years of design, development, and testing have culminated in NASA officially certifying the first commercial…
Mars is an obvious source of inspiration for science fiction stories. It is familiar and…
This is the official portrait of the Expedition 1 crew, the first humans to live…
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station’s “voting booth” where she cast…
Night aboard the International Space Station can seemingly look like every spooky sci-fi movie you’ve…
NASA’s Artemis program has sparked excitement around the world and catalyzed new interest in exploring…
Unfolding spacecraft, artificial gravity, and space disease all feature on Netflix’s series ‘Away’, but how…
For 20 years, astronauts have been shooting photos of Earth from the space station. Like…
After 196 days living and working in Earth’s orbit aboard the International Space Station, NASA…
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space…
Two veteran International Space Station residents will have a Change of Command ceremony on Tuesday…
NASA will provide live coverage of the return to Earth for agency astronaut Chris Cassidy…
Science is doubling up on the International Space Station with the addition of three new…