While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities ...

The chief astronaut for Boeing Co's long-delayed debut crewed flight to the International Space Station stepped down from the job on Wednesday, citing family priorities.

Whether they're NASA employees or international astronauts, the Expedition 73 crew members are exempt from the U.S.

Instead, it was Joe Acaba, NASA’s chief astronaut, asking if she was still interested in being an astronaut. “Of course, I said, ‘Absolutely.’” She recounted the call in an interview a few hours after ...

NASA on Monday introduced 10 new astronauts, four men and six women selected from more than 8,000 applicants, to begin training for future flights to the International Space Station, the moon and, ...

An 80-year-old woman in Japan lost all her life savings to a scammer posing as an astronaut who claimed to be stranded on a besieged spacecraft and needed money to buy oxygen, according to a report.

As NASA sees change, astronaut and Space Force Brig. Gen. Nick Hague expects the agency to remain laser- focused on returning to the moon, a mission that will lay the groundwork for a trip to Mars.

Like millions of others, Mike Massimino was fascinated by space travel as a child in Franklin Square. He stayed up late to see grainy images of the Moon landing broadcast from space. In his case, ...

Aug. 6 (UPI) --Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore announced his retirement Wednesday after 25 years with NASA and serving as a U.S. Navy test pilot before becoming an astronaut. Wilmore, 62, and ...

Looking for a job is never easy, and there are pages upon pages of job descriptions for you to go over. They often contain a lot of promise and buzzwords that are meant to make you click “apply.” But ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing’s Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX. The U.S.-Japanese ...