Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...
Astronauts return aboard SpaceX Dragon after nine-month saga in space
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore splashed down safely Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico after an ...
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Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts' replacement crew
A SpaceX capsule carrying a fresh crew to the space station launched Friday, setting the stage for the Starliner astronauts ...
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return home after more than nine months in space
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth from a weeklong mission at the International Space Station that ...
NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
Ripple Labs said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ended its appeal from a court ruling that the ...
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Fresh crew docks at space station; Starliner astronauts expected to return to Earth Tuesday
"As a (space) rookie, that was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I can't wait to get to work up here." McClain, Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov ...
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2 NASA astronauts head back to Earth after an unexpectedly long mission in space
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite ...
'Thankful beyond words.' Middle Tennessee native astronaut Barry Wilmore back from space
Problems with the spacecraft extended the expected 1-2 week mission ending as astronauts splashed down off Florida coast on ...
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How astronauts adjust when back on Earth after being in space
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally back on Earth after spending more than nine months in orbit on ...