NASA announced its latest class of astronauts Monday, 10 men and women who will train for missions covering the expanse from Earth orbit to the moon.
Author: Emre Kelly, Florida Today
Jessica Watkins to be first Black woman to join an extended mission on the International Space Station
NASA has assigned astronaut trainee Jessica Watkins to SpaceX’s next crewed launch, making her the first Black woman to join a full ISS mission.
After delays, NASA and SpaceX launch four Crew-3 astronauts to International Space Station from Florida
Despite several delays, NASA and SpaceX astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, kicking off a roughly day-long trek to the space.
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts back to Earth, ending nearly 200-day flight
A team of astronauts safely splashed down off the Florida coast late Monday, setting the stage for the next crew to launch from Kennedy Space Center.
From NASA to Blue Origin, the cutting-edge space industry has old problems: Sexism and harassment
The space industry, a cutting-edge and romanticized field rife with goals of saving humanity, has an ancient problem: sexism and harassment.
Mercury 13’s famous Wally Funk is going to space with Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin crew
Wally Funk, a famous aviator who pushed for female inclusion in NASA’s astronaut training programs for decades, to join Blue Origin space flight.
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in splashdown off Florida coast
Four astronauts strapped into a Crew Dragon capsule splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico, wrapping up a mission to the International Space Station.
NASA, SpaceX launch astronauts to space station from Kennedy Space Center, first time using recycled rocket
Four astronauts vaulted off the pad at the Kennedy Space Center early Friday, kicking off NASA and SpaceX’s second full-duration mission to the ISS.
SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys Starlink satellites after Florida launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 blasted off into low-lying clouds above Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, taking with it the latest batch of Starlink satellites.
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance set for dramatic landing. Its mission? Find signs of life.
Mars expects to greet Perseverance, NASA’s six-wheeled robotic explorer, Thursday afternoon, but only after a dramatic landing attempt.