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Astronaut

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NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, drones at the top of list

  • May 26

Artemis II astronauts discuss their out-of-this-world mission

  • Apr 30

Artemis II astronauts reflect on lunar mission around the moon

  • Apr 16

Artemis II astronauts return home to cheers after record-breaking trip

  • Apr 12

Artemis II crew exits Orion capsule after successful splash down

  • Apr 11

When did the Artemis II crew splash down?

  • Apr 11

Crater on far side of moon named in honor of astronaut's late wife

  • Apr 7

'An amazing ride': NASA astronaut describes the Artemis II launch

  • Apr 2

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Artemis astronaut's view as hatch door is opened after splashdown

  • May 10
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Artemis II astronauts on their out-of-this-world mission: 'Adventure of a lifetime'

  • Apr 30
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Newly released footage shows impressive view of Artemis II launch

  • Apr 17
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Illinois celebrates first-ever Captain James Lovell Day

  • Dec 21, 2024
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Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit

  • Sep 14, 2024
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Nat Geo premieres film about America's 1st Black astronauts

  • Feb 13, 2024
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49ers honor local astronaut, 1st indigenous woman in space

  • Jan 16, 2024
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Astronaut Frank Borman, Apollo 8 commander, has died: NASA

  • Nov 10, 2023

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NASA's Mike Fincke identifies himself as the ailing astronaut who prompted space station evacuation

NASA's Mike Fincke identified himself Wednesday as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency's first medical evacuation.

  • Feb 25
AP Photo/John Raoux

New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation

A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation.

  • Feb 13
AP Photo/John Raoux

NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

Thousands of space center workers and their families gathered in the predawn chill to witness the long-awaited event, delayed for years.

  • Jan 18
NASA via CNN Newsource

4 astronauts depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab

Only three people remain on the orbiting laboratory.

  • Jan 14

For the 1st time ever, a person who uses a wheelchair will fly to space

Blue Origin will make history when it sends the first person who uses a wheelchair into space on its next mission.

  • Dec 18, 2025