Astronauts

NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Becoming an Astronaut
Candidate Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Read this release in English here. La NASA rendirá homenaje a la nueva generación de candidatos a astronautas para el programa Artemis durante su acto de graduación, a las 10:30 a.m. hora del este del miércoles 5 de marzo en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia en Houston. Después de completar más de dos años de […]
Posted February 7, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will honor the next generation of Artemis astronaut candidates to graduate at 10:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 5, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted February 7, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
In-flight Education Downlinks
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jasmin Moghbeli
Johnson Space Center
Learning Resources
Loral O'Hara
NASA Headquarters
Students from California and Massachusetts will have separate opportunities next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The two Earth-to-space calls will air live Monday, Feb. 5, and Friday, Feb. 9, on NASA+ and agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms including social media.
Posted February 2, 2024
Nicole Aunapu Mann
Ames Research Center
Astronauts
Becoming an Astronaut
General
Learning Resources
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren talk with students and families at Youth Alliance, a community organization in Hollister, California, on Jan.
Posted January 11, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 2
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Victor J. Glover
Artemis II crew members (from left) CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman pose for a group photograph after their meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Dec. 14, 2023. The crew will travel aboard […]
Posted December 21, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Astronauts
Christina H. Koch
G. Reid Wiseman
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
Victor J. Glover
On Aug. 8, 2023, Artemis II crew members (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch took a photo in front of their Orion crew module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Announcing the crew and continuing work on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion are part of the significant […]
Posted December 13, 2023
Astronauts
Hubble Space Telescope
Kathryn C. Thornton
In this image from Dec. 8, 1993, astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment during a spacewalk. The spacewalk was part of an 11-day mission, Servicing Mission 1, to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Shortly after Hubble was launched in 1990, NASA discovered a flaw in the observatory’s primary mirror that affected the clarity of […]
Posted December 11, 2023
Former Astronauts
Astronauts
Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil and environmental engineering, as well as biological sciences and microbial ecology, Cleave was the first woman to serve as an associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
Posted November 30, 2023
Astronauts
Earth
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Jasmin Moghbeli
City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through the clouds while the sun’s first […]
Posted November 29, 2023
Astronauts
Former Astronauts
Humans in Space
Michael S. Hopkins
Richard A. Mastracchio
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins (left) and Rick Mastracchio, show off their Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station on Nov. 28, 2013. The meal included smoked turkey, green beans, and stuffing.
Posted November 22, 2023
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