Astronaut

NASA unveils new spacesuit specially tailored for lunar wear

Lunar haute couture now calls for something more form-fitting and appropriate for men and women alike.

NASA astronauts complete ISS spacewalk after debris scare

The spacewalk, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, was postponed after NASA received a "debris notification" for the orbital outpost.

Michael Collins, 'forgotten' astronaut of Apollo 11, dies at 90

American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the moon on July 20, 1969, died after battling cancer, his family says.

Is outer space becoming the new wild west?

A growing number of countries and private companies are developing and expanding their space programs. What does it mean to have so many new actors with extraterrestrial ambitions?

Three-man US-Russian crew returns to Earth from ISS

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on Earth southeast of the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan completing their mission aboard the ISS.

SpaceX launch marks a new era in the privatisation of space

One small step for man and one giant leap for the commercial space industry.

SpaceX's astronaut-riding Dragon arrives at space station

Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley docked with International Space Station in just 19 hours, a day after a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center with the spacecraft.

China says launch of key new space rocket 'successful'

The spaceship will one day transport astronauts to a space station that China plans to complete by 2022 — and eventually to the Moon. It will have capacity for a crew of six.

Boeing's Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test to reach space station

The CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsule was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, but an automated timer error prevented the spacecraft from attaining the orbit.

World's first female spacewalking team makes history

The first-ever all-women spacewalk was earlier scheduled for March but was canceled due to lack of appropriately sized spacesuits.

Designers reveal Martian clothing, habitat

Some potential design solutions are being showcased at a new exhibit at London's Design Museum, called "Moving to Mars", which opens on October 18.

Russian, North American astronauts return to earth

NASA astronaut Anne McClain, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Canadian Space Agency record-holder David Saint-Jacques touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan at 0247 GMT, NASA said.