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2 NASA female astronauts complete 6.5-hour spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts have completed a spacewalk, stepping outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday to take ...
Here’s how one astronaut made a burger that’s out of this world
A NASA astronaut recently showed off his culinary chops, sharing his recipe for a make-do “ranger burger” created out of ...
South Korea to send cube satellite aboard NASA's Artemis II test flight
South Korea will fly a shoebox-size cube satellite on an Artemis II test flight in April 2026 in preparation for missions to ...
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NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?
NASA says the change is part of the agency's "continued effort to enable a robust commercial industry and supports policy ...
Who gets to be called an astronaut? Private space travel has reignited debate over use of prestigious title
The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be ...
Jared Isaacman could be confirmed as NASA's next head. How the astronaut became a billionaire
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has been to space twice and is Trump's pick to head NASA, could be one step closer to ...
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Speaks Out After Appearing Unwell Following Return to Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, addressed his eventful return to Earth. Shortly after the spacecraft touched down ...
'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.