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Remember Sunita Williams, Indian-origin astronaut who made history by going to space twice? She is all set to fly to space for the third time!

Wiliams will be tasked with conducting a series of tests to ensure the Starliner meets NASA's strin…

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I tried the perfect space meal for astronauts, and it was surprisingly flavorful and easy to make

Scientists designed the perfect meal for astronauts based on NASA's guidelines for nutritional need…

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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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Saudi Arabia plans to send its first female astronaut into orbit on a SpaceX rocket after striking a deal with Axiom

Axiom Space provided two Saudi astronauts with seats on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, sources…

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A female astronaut made history this weekend when she became the first Chinese woman to ever complete a spacewalk

Wang ventured outside China's Tiangong space station for six hours on November 8 on a spacewalk wit…

Cheryl Teh   


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The UAE has announced Nora al-Matroushi as its first female astronaut

Assuming she takes part in a mission after her training, Nora al-Matroushi could become the first A…

Zahra Tayeb   


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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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Europe’s space agency is recruiting astronauts after over a decade — and its looking for women and people with physical disabilities

The European Space Agency (ESA) is on a hiring spree after halting recruitments for over 11 years. …

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Meet NASA's first female head of human spaceflight, who oversaw SpaceX's astronaut launch and will lead the US return to the moon

NASA has appointed Kathy Lueders to spearhead its upcoming moon missions and lead a new era in huma…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…   


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China to send three astronauts for a three-month stay in its new space station

The country launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, carrying supplies, equipment and …

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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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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…

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NASA is racing to land the first woman on the moon in 2024. Here's what one of the 13 active female astronauts thinks of that idea.

However, the agency has yet to release official details. Meanwhile, a key Democrat who leads the Ho…

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NASA just picked a winner in its space-toilet competition. The $20,000 prize awards the best 'lunar loo' for moon-bound astronauts.

The winners interviewed former astronaut Susan Helms for inspiration on how to design a better spac…

Susie Neilson,Hilary Brueck   


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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 just selected astronaut Jeanette Epps for a historic space mission by Boeing — 2 years after the agency abruptly bumped her from a first flight

NASA dropped Epps from a mission in 2018 without explanation. Now she's poised to fly on the first …

Dave Mosher   


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A 19-year-old aspiring astronaut is the only person who's attended every NASA space camp. She's already positioning herself for a mission to Mars.

Alyssa Carson is one of a group of young people who are already positioning themselves to become NA…

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Lego is selling a 'Women of NASA' set featuring 4 female scientists, engineers, and astronauts

Maia Weinstock, a deputy editor at MIT News, submitted her idea for the kit in July 2016 to the com…

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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 …

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President Trump just called outer space to congratulate NASA's record-breaking female astronaut

Whitson and her astronaut colleague Jack Fischer took Trump's call at the International Space Stati…

Dave Mosher