For 20 years, astronauts have been shooting photos of Earth from the space station. Like…
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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.
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…
Six International Space Station residents will spend a week working together in low-Earth orbit before…
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space…
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey…
Nearly nine minutes after a successful launch at 1:45 a.m. EDT of the Soyuz MS-17…
Veteran NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for…
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is open for business just five hours after it was…
While passing over northern Utah, an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this…
Americans exercise their right to vote from all over the world, and for November’s election, few…
It’s the space-age old question: how do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? The…
The Expedition 63 crew continues preparing for Sunday’s scheduled space delivery of nearly 8,000 pounds…
Late Monday night, the Expedition 63 crew was awakened by flight controllers to continue troubleshooting…
During her first mission to space and to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became…