Astronaut

Russian Rocket Launches Astronaut, Cosmonaut, and Flight Attendant to ISS, Days After Glitch

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 71 NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus ...

No, You Can’t Actually Eat A Michelin Star Meal in Space

Technology
Michael Johnson

Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of ...

Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Returns to Earth After 199 Days in Orbit

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, left, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...

Study Raises Health Concerns for Astronauts

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking at how plants grown in space are more prone to infections of Salmonella compared ...

Gezeravcı becomes 1st Turkish astronaut as Axiom mission blasts off

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A crew with Türkiye’s first astronaut and three other members blasted off on Thursday on a voyage to the International Space Station ...

First tomato ever grown in space, lost 8 months ago, found by NASA astronauts

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

It has been one of the universe’s greatest mysteries — the disappearance of the first tomato grown in space. That is, until ...

Breathtaking Mars Horizon Captured by NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured stunning images of Mars and its moon Phobos, providing a unique perspective of the planet’s curved landscape ...

In Space, No One Can Smell Your Many, Many Farts

Health
Rachel Carter

Becoming an astronaut is a fairly romanticized career path, but there are a lot of less-than-romantic aspects to working 50 miles or ...

Astronaut Wearable Helps With Disorientation, But Trust Is Key

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A one way trip to the Red Planet would take up to nine months. During that time, astronauts on board the Mars-bound ...

Astronauts Lose Tool Bag in Orbital Oopsy

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (top) and Loral O’Hara (bottom) team up during their first spacewalk for maintenance on the outside of the ...