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Meet Christina Koch and Jessica Meir — the two NASA astronauts who are going to walk for hours in space
Koch and Meir will be replacing a faulty battery part during the six hours they spend outside th…
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch said she 'felt like a baby' - and was craving chips and salsa - after her record 11-month trip to space
The 41-year-old also couldn't wait to be reunited with her rescue puppy, LBD, which stands for Litt…
Sophia Ankel,Sophia Ankel
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A NASA astronaut who took part in the first all-female spacewalk describes what it was like wearing an oversized 1970s spacesuit in zero gravity
NASA astronaut Dr Jessica Meir told Insider that balancing and moving around in an oversized spaces…
Kate Duffy,Zahra Tayeb
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Astronaut Christina Koch just broke the world record for the longest time spent in space by a woman. Here are 4 breathtaking photos of Earth she captured from 250 miles above the planet.
Astronaut Christina Koch, 41, returned to Earth on Thursday after spending 328 days - 11 months - i…
Jessica Snouwaert
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NASA has flown 24 white American men to the moon. Now it's finally sending a woman, a Black astronaut, and a Canadian.
NASA's new Artemis program is launching the first astronauts to the moon in 50+ years: Christina Ko…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari shortlisted by NASA to land on the Moon by 2024
NASA has selected an initial team of 18 astronauts, including Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari,…
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NASA just named the astronauts who could return to the moon in its Artemis program
From these nine men and nine women, NASA will select the astronauts who will land on the moon for t…
Susie Neilson
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'It's not rocket science' — Astronauts offer coronavirus tips to survive social isolation
Long before the Coronavirus hit the planet, astronauts were the original experts on social isolatio…
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Incredible photo shows an astronaut celebrating Hanukkah from space
Meir, who is of Swedish-Israeli descent and grew up in the US, posted the awe-inspiring photo to In…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Astronauts on the International Space Station are helping to forge a bizarre form of matter that does not exist in nature
Atoms chilled to supercool temperatures form a fifth state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condens…
Aylin Woodward
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An astronaut captured an image of Tropical Storm Barry from space as it bears down on Louisiana
The clouds that Koch saw from the ISS are also moving slowly, which gives heavy rainfall and strong…
Aylin Woodward
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An astronaut in space photographed the giant smoke plume from Australia's fires. Nearly 70% of the country is covered in haze.
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison's administration, however, has said it doesn't plan to fur…
Holly Secon
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A NASA astronaut shared a stunning image of a meteor shower and the northern lights from space
Koch is currently working aboard the ISS for her first spaceflight. She is scheduled to record the …
Ashley Collman
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2 female astronauts politely corrected Trump mid-spacewalk after the president made a galling error
Meir continued: "We do, of course, want to give credit to all of those that came before us. There h…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A record-breaking crew is about to return from the space station. Their best photos show stunning landscapes, astronaut selfies, and SpaceX spaceships.
On the expedition were: European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano; NASA astronauts Chris…
Holly Secon,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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An adorable photo shows 9 astronauts and cosmonauts hanging out in the International Space Station. Here's why the orbiting lab is so crowded.
The orbiting laboratory normally hosts a crew of three to six astronauts, but this week it's unusua…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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After a narrow escape from a doomed rocket, an astronaut and cosmonaut are trying again to launch into space today
As they were gaining speed 1 minute and 24 seconds into the flight, one of the Russian-built Soyuz …
Dave Mosher
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The first all-female spacewalk in history will feature women astronauts, flight directors, and mission controllers. NASA says it's a scheduling accident.
Spacewalks can go south for a number of reasons. If an astronaut makes a incorrect move, he or she …