The three Expedition 63 crew members living aboard the International Space Station will spend the…
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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.
Two of Earth’s most colorful upper atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow, met just before dawn…
This photograph, taken by an astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS), captures the bright…
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico…
Watch raw footage of the 2:48 p.m. EDT, Sunday, August 2, 2020, splashdown of SpaceX’s…
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico…
Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first…
Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down safely in the SpaceX Crew…
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are just hours away from splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico…
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are beginning their final day in orbit inside the Crew Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft…
Spacex Crew Dragon Is on Its Way Home Crew Dragon has completed all four planned…
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s…
NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the…
NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return…
During an event today with the Space Foundation, I was excited to be part of…
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks Thursday, July…
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken concluded their spacewalk at 12:14 p.m. EDT on…
As NASA prepares for our return to the Moon, innumerable activities to equip, shelter, and…