Axiom Space’s next-generation lunar spacesuit, the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, has cleared a contractor-led technical review that sets the stage for a formal NASA assessment of the design’s ...

Katherine Spies graduated from USC in 2004, and her path since then has taken her through military service, aviation, engineering leadership, and now, as of February, astronaut training. (NASA/Josh ...

NASA’s Moon rocket passed a tense fueling test despite hydrogen leaks, edging Artemis 2 closer to launch and raising a key question: is the spacecraft finally ready to carry astronauts beyond Earth?

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station (ISS) said a portable ultrasound machine proved invaluable during a medical emergency that prompted NASA’s first crew evacuation ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy” during the medical crisis. During their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Suni Williams announced her retirement Tuesday — officially making the unexpectedly long Boeing Starliner test flight her final foray to orbit as a member of the astronaut ...

NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who famously stayed in space for an extended nine-month visit because of problems with an experimental capsule, has retired after 27 years, NASA said Tuesday. Williams ...

Earlier this month, NASA announced that it had to cancel a scheduled spacewalk, citing a “medical situation” affecting a “single crew member who is stable” on board the International Space Station.

Scientists are still learning how spending prolonged periods of time in the microgravity of space can affect astronauts’ health. The environment has been shown to accelerate bone density loss and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crew-11 astronauts in the International Space Station. (NASA) Four astronauts from the International Space Station have safely ...

An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. SpaceX guided the capsule to a ...