1 day ago · Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two NASA astronauts who rode to the space station months ago on the Boeing Starliner, are slated to come home in late March. Also aboard the station are NASA ...

2 days ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in.. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching from …

Dec 17, 2024 · NASA announced the latest delay in Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ homecoming on Tuesday. The two test pilots planned on being away just a week or so when they blasted off June 5 on Boeing’s first astronaut flight to the International Space Station.

4 days ago · Two extra astronauts in orbit led NASA and its international partners to juggle the next crew heading to the space station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon, a mission called Crew-9.

4 days ago · Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. When Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, there has been a continuous human presence at the space station since.

Jan 24, 2025 · The following active astronauts are eligible for flight assignment. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to Orbit the Earth. Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space.

Sep 30, 2024 · SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday with a downsized crew of two astronauts and two empty seats reserved for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will return next year. The Dragon capsule docked in darkness as the two craft soared 265 miles (426 kilometers) above Botswana.

Dec 18, 2024 · The International Space Station Program brings together international flight crews, multiple launch vehicles, globally distributed launch and flight operations, training, engineering, and development facilities, communications networks, and the international scientific research community. Read More about About the International Space Station

Sep 29, 2024 · After their weeklong journey turned into a monthslong stay on the International Space Station, two Boeing Starliner astronauts are now within reach of the spacecraft that will eventually...

Dec 18, 2024 · Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer...