NASA names 24th astronaut class, including prior SpaceX crew member

NASA has named its new class of astronaut candidates. The space agency introduced the four men and six women who comprise its ...
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NASA welcomes 2025 astronaut class, UI alum Cameron Jones

Monday, NASA announced University alum Cameron Jones is one of 10 chosen applicants joining its newest astronaut candidate class.
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NASA is sending human cells to the Moon on high-tech microchips that mimic astronaut organs

NASA's AVATAR study will send Emulate organ chips containing human cells on the Artemis II mission to study how deep space ...
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'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon

The 38-year-old U.S. Army helicopter pilot can't remember what first got him interested in flying, but what got him interested in NASA is clear: As a kid, Bailey saw the 1995 moon ...

‘The Astronaut’ Teases a Returned Space Traveler’s Worst Sci-Fi Nightmare

Kate Mara plays a NASA astronaut who realizes she may have brought an alien stowaway back with her.

Who is NASA astronaut Anna Menon? Know all about her India connection

Anil, 45, is of Indian-origin, born to Ukrainian and Indian parents. He was the flight surgeon of SpaceX company’s first ...

'A front-row seat to history': NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot could launch as early as Feb. 5

NASA's ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than ...