US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space
After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity.
After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2023
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A SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight, though no one was injured, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth and be used again.
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2014
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Russia's only active female cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, said Friday she was ready for her upcoming flight to the International Space Station aboard Space X's Crew Dragon.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2022
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One American and two Russians made a quick trip Friday to the International Space aboard a Russian capsule.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2023
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Using knives and shears, a pair of Russian spacewalkers Tuesday cut samples of material around a mysterious hole in a Soyuz spacecraft docked on the International Space Station that a Moscow official suggested could have ...
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2018
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy's first female astronaut safely blasted off Sunday to begin its journey to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2014
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A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived Friday at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two of the passengers.
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2019
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A sleek, white gumdrop-shaped space capsule that aims to carry up to seven astronauts to the International Space Station and return to land anywhere on Earth was unveiled Thursday by SpaceX.
Space Exploration
May 30, 2014
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(AP)—NASA's new Orion spacecraft zoomed toward a high point of 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) on an orbital test flight Friday, ushering in a new era of exploration that could one day put people on Mars.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2014
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Russian cosmonauts began a spacewalk Tuesday to examine a mystery hole in a Soyuz spacecraft docked on the International Space Station that a Moscow official suggested could have been deliberate sabotage.
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2018
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