What it really took to become an astronaut during the Space Race

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...
Texas Standard

‘On a Mission’ explores the history of women in space

"The first 20 women or so ... couldn't even imagine the reality or the possibility of becoming an astronaut except as they ...
NBC New York

When do the NASA astronauts stuck in space return?

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were barely known outside space circles when they strapped in for what was supposed to be a quick test flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule last June. Nine months later ...
Yahoo

NASA astronauts who returned to Earth are expected to feel 'disoriented' and 'dizzy.' What happens to human bodies after being in space, explained.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams inside the International Space Station's Harmony module, June 2024. (NASA/AP) When NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the ...
OPB

How astronauts adjust when back on Earth after being in space

The duration of their time in space was unexpectedly long after launching on June 5, 2024, with the mission to stay on the ISS for nearly a week. Due to issues with the Boeing Starliner flight to the ...

New deployable structures could help astronauts maintain muscle mass in space

Lipton and his colleagues have created a new class of deployable structures that could one day be used to create artificial ...
Florida Today

Health and family: What's next for NASA astronauts Williams and Wilmore?

After more than nine-months on the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — the famed Starliner astronauts — are finally back on solid ground. After their unexpected situation, ...