Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced space flier, and rookie crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary ...

The military has provided these ... splashdowns are an iconic feature of NASA's crewed space missions, with U.S. Navy ships awaiting the astronauts' arrival. NASA is now looking to privatize ...

NASA says that these new astronaut crew rescue services are needed for all Commercial Crew Program missions starting in 2026 and running through 2030, the year the agency has said will be the end ...

Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Atmosphere" tells the story of Joan, an astronomer who becomes an astronaut, and Vanessa, an ...

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, now a NASA astronaut, wants people to know "how generous" military benefits are, "how much they do help, and how important they are." ...

Astronauts do not have to miss out on voting just because they are on a mission on Election Daythey can do it from space! It happens with the help of a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system.

NASA's spokeswoman championed the Space X rescue mission of two stranded astronauts and said Jared Isaacman must be confirmed to expedite President Donald Trump's space agenda.

It’s a resume that would make any mother weep with pride. Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim is a decorated Navy SEAL, a Havard-trained doctor and a NASA astronaut. And now he’s going to space. Kim is ...

The former NASA astronaut who nearly collided with a pair of metallic orbs while flying his plane remains befuddled by the mysterious objects, revealing to The Post they showed “no visible means ...

NASA then reassigned the astronauts to a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, further delaying their return. SpaceX's own scheduling challenges pushed the homecoming from February to March.

Watch NASA conduct rare all-female spacewalk outside International Space Station NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 for the fifth-ever all-female ...

The most recent class of astronauts, NASA Astronaut Group 23, which reported for duty in January 2022. For that round, more than 12,000 people applied.