astronauts

NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads home

Jul 6, 2023

NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday.

China's Space Station Video: Science, Not Deception

Jun 21, 2023

A stagnant glass of water seen in videos of Chinese astronauts proves the footage wasn’t actually filmed in space.

China launches new crew for space station

May 30, 2023

China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday.

Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

May 20, 2023

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX.

Future NASA moonwalkers to have sleeker spacesuits

Mar 16, 2023

Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes.

New crew from US, Russia and UAE arrives at space station

Mar 3, 2023

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month mission.

SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts

Mar 2, 2023

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay.

Last-minute problem in SpaceX rocket

Feb 28, 2023

Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off Monday’s attempt to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

NASA astronauts install new roll-out solar array

Dec 4, 2022

NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio have successfully installed Roll-Out Solar Array on the starboard truss structure of the space station on Sunday.