In 1995, Harris — physician, astronaut, philanthropist, scuba diver, and author — became the first African American to walk in space. In May, NASA will honor him as the newest member in its Hall of ...

During NASA’s STS-121 mission on the space shuttle Discovery, astronaut Piers Sellers was testing ways to fix heat shields in space. While doing a spacewalk ... the clamp holding the camera ...

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut, celebrated his 70th birthday with two cosmonaut crewmates overnight Saturday, undocking from the International Space Station and plunging back to ...

Phase two of the project is all about making it smaller. “We’re going to compress all that into a machine that can be held by hand, that the astronauts can hold, take out on a spacewalk if needed,” ...

The spacewalk is scheduled to last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide additional information, including live NASA+ coverage details, when available. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and ...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades. NASA ...

Cosmonauts will join the veteran spacefarer's return after 220 days in space. In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth ...