NASA explains some of the experiments being performed on the International Space Station into human health and performance.

Wilmore, 61, and Williams, 58, are veteran astronauts and are both naval officers and former test pilots. Williams has been a ...

Instead, NASA typically equips astronauts with a vacuum-sealed wardrobe that can be worn for a few days and then discarded twice weekly. The dirty clothing is then stored in a cargo container and left ...

Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong ...

Jeanette Epps prepared for her trip to space for more than 30 years before her mission in 2024. Now, she wants to show ...

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

There is only one way to experience lunar gravity while still on Earth, or rather a few thousand feet above its surface: on a ...

The Mercury 13 – the 13 Americans who were part of a research program to test and screen women for spaceflight from 1959 to ...

Kirk Whalum was stunned to receive a call from Cheryl McNair, the widow of astronaut Ron McNair who was killed in the ...

Eleven and a half years of college, 10 more years working as a scientist and 15 additional years of astronaut training — that’s how long it took Jeanette Epps to get to space. NASA astronaut ...

As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is ...