Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for Texas-based Axiom Space came back to Earth… Read More
NASA’s most experienced astronaut, Peggy Whitson, hangs up her space helmet NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, is retiring after 22 years… Read More
DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA… Read More
Space station trio returns to Earth: NASA’s Peggy Whitson racks up 665-day record NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two other spacefliers capped off a record-setting orbital mission today with their return from the… Read More
From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse When the daytime sky darkens on Aug. 21, it’ll be the first time in more than 38 years that a… Read More
French-Russian crew leaves space station while NASA crewmate stays behind French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy landed safely on Earth today after leaving the International Space Station in… Read More
NASA spacewalkers triumph over fussy bolt to finish quick space station repair job NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer replaced a faulty computer relay box on the International Space Station today, but… Read More
In video call to space station, President Donald Trump calls for speeding up trips to Mars Humans on Mars by 2024? President Donald Trump set that time frame today, almost certainly in jest, during a congratulatory… Read More
Amazon Web Services plays role in NASA’s first ultra-HD live video from space NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson stars in the highest-resolution video ever broadcast live from the International Space Station, bur Amazon Web… Read More
Spacewalkers cope with lost cover; NASA’s Peggy Whitson sets a women’s record NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for female spacewalkers at the International Space Station today, during an outing… Read More
Doubleheader in space! Trio arrives at space station, weather satellite lifts off NASA and its space partners juggled an arrival and a departure today: First, three new crew members docked with the International… Read More
Space station trip makes NASA’s Peggy Whitson the oldest woman in space Today’s liftoff of a Soyuz spaceship heading for the International Space Station launched NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson into the history… Read More
