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Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Science
January 4, 2023
Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency’s famed Apollo program,…
NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit
Science
October 5, 2022
NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit
The first Native American woman ever to travel to Earth’s orbit will take flight this week on a SpaceX Crew…
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
Middle East
April 11, 2021
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the…
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
World
February 22, 2021
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight…
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
World
February 6, 2020
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year…
NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
Science
October 16, 2019
NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
Bye bye to bunny hops: when US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, expect them to walk almost as…
Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: what it’s like on the Moon
Science
July 10, 2019
Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: what it’s like on the Moon
Twelve American men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, with most describing in great detail their experiences on…
New SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
Science
March 2, 2019
New SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
NASA and SpaceX celebrated the successful launch Saturday of a new astronaut capsule on a week-long round trip to the…
First Emirati astronaut to launch into space
Middle East
January 11, 2019
First Emirati astronaut to launch into space
Russian space agency Roscosmos announced on Thursday that the date of the first Emirati astronaut’s flight to the International Space…
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Science News
September 3, 2017
Record-breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for…