Articles about Astronauts

Orbite customers on zero-G airplane flight

Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called… Read More

Musical astronauts will bring a show that’s completely out of this world to Seattle

Astronauts have been making music in orbit for almost 60 years, but at least some of the members of a… Read More

Who’s an astronaut? FAA weighs in on a murky issue for suborbital space travelers

Hundreds of deep-pocketed tourists are likely to take suborbital space trips as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, as well… Read More

Two Washington state women join ‘Artemis Team’ to go on NASA’s moon missions

NASA today named the first 18 astronauts of its “Artemis Team” for missions to the moon — and two of… Read More

Virgin Galactic and NASA make a deal on services for private orbital astronauts

Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas to develop a new readiness… Read More

Wanted: Moon and Mars explorers … NASA starts the recruiting process for next wave of astronauts

NASA says it’ll take applications for its next class of astronauts between March 2 and 31 — the first step… Read More

NASA kicks off a new space tradition with glitzy astronaut graduation ceremony

Over the course of six decades, NASA has celebrated the selection of its astronauts in groups ranging from the Mercury… Read More

Virgin Galactic’s pilots get first commercial astronaut wings awarded in 15 years

Two Virgin Galactic test pilots are now wearing the first commercial astronaut wings to be awarded since SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflights… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Remembering fallen astronauts and learning to build board games

We probably all know someone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up. You may even have wanted… Read More

Godspeed, Robb Kulin: For first time since Apollo, astronaut candidate leaves training

News Brief: NASA says Alaskan astronaut candidate Robb Kulin is leaving his training program at the end of this month,… Read More

Watch astronauts flip when they get to play with a fidget spinner on the space station

We’re not entirely sure if fidget spinners are still a thing on Earth. But judging by a new video from… Read More

NASA introduces a dozen new astronauts with Vice President Mike Pence’s blessing

More than 18,300 people applied to be part of NASA’s astronaut corps, and today NASA unveiled this year’s class of… Read More

NASA astronaut Anne McClain at Nerd Night Seattle

Nerd Nite meets NASA, sparking memories for an astronaut with deep Northwest roots

The High Dive is known for drawing crowds into the local music scene, but this week, music wasn’t what drew… Read More

Google film ‘Dot of Light’ features pioneering female astronauts and dramatic views from space

Three female pioneers of space exploration are the subjects of a new short film from Google. And the experiences the… Read More

A year after returning to Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on lessons learned from 340 days in space

One year after returning to Earth from his 340-day mission in orbit, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly loves the smell of… Read More

The stars align: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin treated in New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie

Only an out-of-this-world coincidence could produce such earthly results. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is in a New Zealand hospital after falling ill… Read More

Astronauts do backflips, talk Mars and social media in Facebook Live chat from space with Mark Zuckerberg

There are plenty of billionaires racing to get us to space in one way or another, but Mark Zuckerberg sort… Read More

18,300 applicants face 1-in-2,000 chance of being picked for astronaut job at NASA

You think it’s hard to get into Harvard? Try making an impression when you’re among the record-high group of 18,300 people… Read More

NASA’s newest women astronauts get the Glamour treatment: Want to join them?

That’s one small step for NASA’s women astronauts, one giant leap for Glamour magazine. Women have had a hard time… Read More

Want to be an astronaut? Here’s your chance – NASA says it’s recruiting

NASA is opening its doors to recruit a fresh batch of astronauts – and by the time the candidates finish training, they… Read More