Crews aboard the International Space Station are preparing for significant transitions as Crew-8 readies for…
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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.
Astronauts on Expedition 72 examine effects of space on physical fitness and plant growth, alongside…
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are preparing for their return journey on the Crew-9…
Starliner astronauts tested their SpaceX suits and practiced emergency drills as they prepare for their…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine observed that heart tissues engineered from human stem cells and…
After the SpaceX Crew-9 docking, Expedition 72 members undertook tasks from exercise routines to scientific…
Astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov reached the ISS, joining Expedition 72 after a…
Volunteers just completed a 45-day Mars simulation at Johnson Space Center, testing human responses to…
Scheduled for September 28, the SpaceX Crew-9 mission will launch NASA astronaut Nick Hague and…
NASA’s Artemis II crew underwent geology field training in Iceland, a location known for its…
SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage engines in…
Astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov are set to embark on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission…
Now scheduled for September 28, the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission has been postponed due to…
Expedition 72 has begun with Suni Williams at the helm as NASA gears up for…
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson returned to Earth after a six-month mission aboard the ISS,…
After 184 days orbiting Earth, NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and two crewmates successfully returned,…
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov arrived at Kennedy Space Center for…
Expedition 71 crew members on the International Space Station tested groundbreaking technologies including an artificial…