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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Speaks Out After Appearing Unwell Following Return to Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, addressed his eventful return to Earth. Shortly after the spacecraft touched down ...
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Jared Isaacman could be confirmed as NASA's next head. How the astronaut became a billionaire
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, who has been to space twice and is Trump's pick to head NASA, could be one step closer to ...
Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue
The first spacewalk was conducted in 1965, by Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. Nearly 20 years later, cosmonaut Svetlana ...
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NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?
NASA says the change is part of the agency's "continued effort to enable a robust commercial industry and supports policy ...
'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
Aisha Bowe, Blue Origin Astronaut, Signs With CAA (Exclusive)
The former NASA rocket scientist flew into space in mid-April alongside Katy Perry and Gayle King for a 10-minute, all-female ...
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John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'
Debuting May 6, "BUZZ" tells the dramatized story of the challenges that the Apollo 11 astronaut faced both before and after ...