A trio of astronauts returned from China's space station after debris damage stranded them. The Shenzhou-20 vessel, deemed ...

At one point it was a real possibility that Peggy Whitson would be in space when she was inducted. Rather, she was in quarantine for her upcoming launch. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame held its ...

Working in space is more than floating in microgravity. Astronauts train intensely and use advanced tools to not only survive, but also conduct advanced scientific research. Given the difficulties, ...

African American astronaut Mae Jemison, left, smiles as suit technician Sharon McDougle performs an unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit prior to the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on ...

WASHINGTON >> Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for its return of its two astronauts to Earth, as ...