Four private astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Friday after roughly four days orbiting the planet in a ...

SpaceX is wrapping up the latest chapter in its commercial human spaceflight endeavors with the return of Fram2. The mission ...

NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.

When NASA’s Orion spacecraft shoots back into Earth’s atmosphere, after a visit around the moon next year, one of the Navy’s ...

FILE - NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo enroute to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral ...

No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew ...

The four-person crew, led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will spend three to five days on a rare flight path around Earth’s poles.

Who's up for a historic late-night launch? Weather permitting, SpaceX will launch a spacecraft carrying the first people to orbit the Earth's poles.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' recent suddenly extended stay at the ISS has raised several questions about her health and overall well-being. Images circulating on social media depict her ...

Pics/Getty Images Sunita's life journey ... After eleven years in the US Navy, she entered NASA in June 1998 as a part of the 18th Astronauts Group. Sunita began her space career at a time ...

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr., the first African American to walk in space, reflects on his 30-year legacy and looks ahead to his induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of ...

TL;DR: NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore stayed 286 days on the ISS, initially planned for nine, without overtime pay. They received a standard 40-hour workweek salary with minimal ...