Space Travel
Ed Dwight, the First Black Astronaut Candidate in the U.S., Finally Travels to Space at 90 Years Old
The former Air Force pilot trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s but was never selected by NASA. On a Blue Origin flight Sunday, he became the oldest person to go to space
The Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk
On February 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless ventured out into space and away from shuttle Challenger using only a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack
Ellen Ochoa, Former NASA Astronaut and First Hispanic Woman in Space, Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
The former Johnson Space Center director logged four space shuttle flights and 1,000 hours in orbit over her 30-year career
NASA's Orion Capsule Heat Shield Wore Away in More Than 100 Places During 2022 Test Flight, Posing 'Significant Risks'
A new report highlights safety issues that NASA must address before using the spacecraft to send astronauts to the moon, and the agency is already working on fixing the problems
Could Running Around a 'Wall of Death' Help Astronauts Stay in Shape on the Moon?
Short sprints on these cylindrical structures, long used by daredevil motorcycle riders, might promote muscle mass and bone density in low-gravity conditions
Original 'Star Trek' Enterprise Model Resurfaces Decades After It Went Missing
The model used in the original series' opening credits is now back with Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the show's creator
Voyager 1 Sends Clear Data to NASA for the First Time in Five Months
The farthest spacecraft from Earth had been transmitting nonsense since November, but after an engineering tweak, it finally beamed back a report on its health and status
See NASA’s Initial Moon Buggy Concepts, Expected on the Moon by 2030
Three companies are competing to design NASA's lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) for the agency’s Artemis campaign
NASA Will Create a New Time Zone for the Moon, Called Coordinated Lunar Time
With dozens of lunar missions on the horizon, a standard time-keeping system for the moon will assist with precise navigation, docking and landing
Falling Object That Crashed Into Florida Home May Be Debris From the International Space Station
Nobody was hurt by the mysterious, two-pound object, but experts speculate it may be a piece of batteries ejected from the station in 2021
Most Astronauts Experience 'Space Headaches' While on the ISS, Study Finds
Surveys of 24 astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station found that nearly all of them reported headaches, and many of these occurred past the first week in space
Starship Reaches Orbit in Third Test Flight, a Success for SpaceX and the Future of Lunar Travel
As it returned to Earth, the spacecraft likely broke apart or burned up, and the booster was lost in the Gulf of Mexico
A History of Total Solar Eclipses Seen by Astronauts From Outer Space
Since the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, a handful of people have seen these stunning celestial events from orbit—or watched the moon’s shadow pass over Earth
A Leak on the International Space Station Is Growing, but It Poses No Threat to Crews, NASA Says
The leak, which is at the end of a Russian service module, will not affect the upcoming launch of Crew-8 to the station
How a Microbe From Yellowstone's Hot Springs Could Help Feed the World
A Chicago startup has turned a fungus found by NASA into a protein-packed food
Odysseus Moon Lander Is Powering Down After 'Very Successful' Mission
The history-making spacecraft landed on its side, but it spent nearly a week sending data and images back from the moon—and engineers may try to make contact again after the lunar night is over
An American Spacecraft Successfully Lands on the Moon for the First Time Since 1972
After a tense touchdown process with last-minute changes, U.S.-based company Intuitive Machines received a signal from its uncrewed Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday evening
A Lunar Lander Carrying Jeff Koons' Art Is Flying Toward the Moon
The spacecraft, which finally launched on February 15, is expected to touch down on February 22
This Remotely Controlled Robot Will Conduct a Simulated Surgery on the International Space Station
Robot surgeons could treat astronauts on long space missions—but they could also be used on Earth in places where surgeons aren't present, such as rural areas or war zones
Japan Lands Spacecraft on the Moon
After a successful soft landing, the craft's solar cells weren't charging and it was running out of power
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