Astronauts

Why Is This Astronaut Working Survivor-Style In The Arctic?

This week, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on his way to a remote island in the Canadian Arctic. We realize…

11 years ago

Armstrong’s Ohio Accent May Have Masked His Missing “A”

"That's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind." And with those famous words astronaut Neil A. Armstrong…

11 years ago

SpaceShipTwo Fires Rocket Engines for First Ever Supersonic Test Flight- Photos & Video

SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for 1st time on April 29, 2013. Credit: MarsScientific.com Updated with more Photos…

11 years ago

New Scripps Research Ship Will Honor Astronaut Sally Ride

Dr. Sally K. Ride, physicist, NASA astronaut, and first American woman to fly in space, will be honored with a…

11 years ago

ESA Astronaut Will Visit Station for Months

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter from Germany will become the first from the agency to spend several months on…

19 years ago

Expedition 10 Lands Safely

The Soyuz capsule carrying the crew of Expedition 10 and ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori landed safely in north-central Kazakhstan early…

19 years ago

Astronauts Running Low on Food

The 2-man crew onboard the International Space Station are going to be rationing their food carefully between now and the…

19 years ago

Astronauts Move Soyuz on Station

The crew of Expedition 10 completed maneuvers today to move their Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port of the International…

19 years ago

Astronauts Begin Repairing Oxygen System

The crew on board the International Space Station restarted the malfunctioning Elektron oxygen system on Friday, but shut it down…

20 years ago