Astronauts

Watch This Astronaut Read Your Kid's Favorite Children's Book in Outer Space

Apr 22, 2018

Watch This Astronaut Read Your Kid's Favorite Children's Book in Outer Space

Looking to jazz up story time in a big way with the kiddos?

An Astronaut's Genes No Longer Match His Twin's — What's to Blame, Space or Stress?

Mar 22, 2018

An Astronaut's Genes No Longer Match His Twin's — What's to Blame, Space or Stress?

Astronaut Scott Kelly is remarkable for many reasons.

She's the First US Astronaut to Set an Out-of-This-World Record

Apr 25, 2017

She's the First US Astronaut to Set an Out-of-This-World Record

Peggy Whitson has spent more than 534 days in space — more than any other US astronaut!

Pick NASA's Next Space Suit Design

Mar 31, 2014

Pick NASA's Next Space Suit Design

The era of sleek, fashionable, science-fiction-inspired space suits hasn't quite arrived, but as NASA makes plans for manned missions to wrangle asteroids and visit Mars, the suits that will protect the human space explorers continue to be refined.