An astronaut boot - part of a NASA lunar spacesuit prototype, the xEMU - is readied for testing in JPL's CITADEL. A thick aluminum plate stands in for the cold surface of the lunar South Pole, where ...

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 consecutive days in space, which was the longest single spaceflight by an American at ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to axe key parts of NASA's moon program in favour of commercial ...

Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) presents unique challenges and experiences for astronauts. They follow a strict schedule of scientific experiments, exercise, and station maintenance.

April 30 (UPI) --Two NASA astronauts plan to participate in a 6-hour, 35-minute spacewalk Thursday to upgrade the International Space Station's power generation capabilities and relocate a ...

A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreign national aboard China’s Tiangong space station, as Beijing steps up space ...

Two NASA astronauts have ventured outside the International Space Station to conduct a rare all-female spacewalk. When astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday ...

Tiangong is one of two currently operating space stations, alongside the International ... the sum of the parts, and that’s true in the internationalization of the space station,” he said.

Two NASA astronauts have ventured outside the International Space Station to conduct a rare all-female spacewalk. When astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday ...