Astronauts

Becoming an Astronaut
Astronauts
General
Humans in Space
Why Go To Space
NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000. Now, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon. As NASA continues to expand human exploration in our solar system, we will need more than the currently active […]
Posted December 9, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Expedition 72
Humans in Space
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick launched to the International Space Station on March 3, 2024 as the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission.
Posted December 5, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Expedition 71
Humans in Space
See the Content Online: Olympics Instagram | Olympics X | Olympics Website | NASA HQ YouTube | NASA Facebook | FLOTUS Instagram “Over the past few days on the International Space Station, we’ve had an absolute blast pretending to be Olympic athletes,” astronaut Matt Dominick started off in a crew message. “We, of course, have […]
Posted December 5, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
Read this story in English here. La Estación Espacial Internacional es el hogar de la humanidad en el espacio y una estación de investigación que gira en órbita sobre la Tierra a unos 400 kilómetros (250 millas) de altura. La NASA y sus socios internacionales han mantenido una presencia humana continua a bordo de la […]
Posted November 21, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The International Space Station is humanity’s home in space and a research station orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth. NASA and its international partners have maintained a continuous human presence aboard the space station for more than 24 years, conducting research that is not possible on Earth. The […]
Posted November 21, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Communicating and Navigating with Missions
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Near Space Network
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Sunita L. Williams
Students from Colorado will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, Nov. 14. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 1 p.m. EST on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content on various platforms, including social media.
Posted November 12, 2024
Commercial Crew
Astronauts
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jeanette J. Epps
Johnson Space Center
Matthew Dominick
Michael R. Barratt
After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted November 1, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson completed a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Monday, returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The trio departed the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 4:36 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept.
Posted September 23, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, will depart from the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, and return to Earth. Dyson, Chub, and Kononenko will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Prichal module at 4:37 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept.
Posted September 20, 2024
Analog Field Testing
Andre Douglas
Apollo
Artemis
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
Earth's Moon
G. Reid Wiseman
Humans in Space
Missions
The Solar System
Victor J. Glover
At first glance, it seems like a scene from an excursion on the Moon’s surface…except the people are in hiking gear, not spacesuits.
Posted September 13, 2024
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