The first Boeing Starliner astronauts returned to the launch site. NASA Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, May 28, ahead of the expected Boeing Starliner liftoff on Saturday, June 1. NASA will conduct a delta flight readiness review later today (May… Read More »
There are many more experiments and research opportunities that can take place in the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit, in areas of medical science and emerging biomedical technologies that can benefit us in the field. That’s because microgravity produces changes to DNA in organisms like human bacteria and viruses, and even transforms the way… Read More »
Expect to wait as we develop a new kind of space mission. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are expected to fly to the moon no later than September 2025, nearly a year later than initial expectations. A previous uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, encountered unexpected wear of the Orion spacecraft’s heat… Read More »
HOUSTON — Everyone thought Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft would get astronauts flying sooner by now. Starliner is ready to carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time as soon as Monday, May 6, but it’s been a long road to get here. To achieve its goals, Boeing needed two… Read More »
According to the new agreement signed between the USA and Japan, the first non-American person to walk on the moon will be a Japanese astronaut. US President Joe Biden announced the goal during an official visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Wednesday, April 10. “Science and education ties between Japan and the United… Read More »
NASA astronauts and weather satellites will watch next week’s solar eclipse from space. SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), along with at least one of the two Russian Soyuz crew members currently on board, will experience a “very unique vantage point” as a total solar eclipse sweeps across Mexico and the U.S.,… Read More »
Annoyed Jack Hathaway He had one last hurdle to overcome before becoming a NASA astronaut candidate: finding time to hear the news. Hathaway was expecting a call from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, then chief of the astronaut office, in 2021 to see if she, too, could join the agency. But Hathaway was aboard the carrier… Read More »
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission are (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hamak Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.NASA NASA opens applications for astronauts every four years. Since there are thousands of applications, it can be difficult to stand out in the crowd. NASA’s selection program… Read More »
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission are (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hamak Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.NASA NASA opens applications for astronauts every four years. Since there are thousands of applications, it can be difficult to stand out in the crowd. NASA’s selection program… Read More »
Last month, for the next four months, astronauts performed an ocean rescue after a long mission. In the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Artemis 2 astronauts were helped off a mock-up of the Orion spacecraft to learn how to safely exit after the crewed lunar mission scheduled to lift off in September… Read More »