The Astronaut Scholarship is funded by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization created by the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1984. The foundation strives to aid the U.S. in ...

While the commercial Polaris Dawn crew geared up for the first non-government spacewalk, a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts took off on a more traditional spaceflight Wednesday ...

The NASA astronaut who holds among the lengthiest records for time spent in space after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) because of technical difficulties with his ...

Liftoff is scheduled for 1:17 p.m. ET. Update for 2 p.m. ET: SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-9 astronaut mission for NASA at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1517 GMT). Read our full wrap and see launch ...

The strange sound was first reported on Saturday morning by Butch Wilmore, who is trapped aboard the ISS with fellow astronaut Suni Williams after the Starliner started experiencing problems ...

With the arrival of three people to the International Space Station on Wednesday – NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner – there are now a record ...

Astronaut Butch Wilmore first reported the sound while aboard the International Space Station: “I don’t know what’s making it” Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has ...

Space Station astronaut Frank Culbertson penned his thoughts in the hours and days after the terrorist attack on New York’s Twin Towers. He also captured the scene on camera from 250 miles up ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Polaris Program/X A SpaceX astronaut has helped take music to new heights, recording a very special song in space to support kids in need.

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NASA astronaut Don Pettit is on his way to the International Space Station with two Russian cosmonaut crewmates who have helped set a record — they’re among 19 people in orbit at the same time.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is no stranger to inventing and discovering. During his previous missions, Pettit has contributed to advancements for human space exploration aboard the International ...