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Sunita Williams flies to ISS on NASA's Boeing Starliner tonight; 3rd time in space for Indian-origin astronaut
"I'm very proud of the teams who have worked really hard the last two and a half weeks to prepare f…
ANI
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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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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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Photos and videos show why only 360 people have become NASA astronauts
For two years, NASA trains its astronauts, including have them work underwater and learn desert sur…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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The most famous women in NASA history
Women have played crucial roles in advancing space exploration throughout NASA's 61 years, from per…
Talia Lakritz
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Who is Ruth Handler? The creator of the Barbie doll dedicated her life to empowering women
"Barbie" makes numerous references to the doll's creator, Ruth Handler, and her tax evasion issues.
Esme Mazzeo,Ayomikun Adekaiye…
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India's first ‘manned’ mission to space may have women too
With this move, India will become the fourth nation in the world to send humans to space…
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I'm one of only 26 Black women astrophysicists in America. Acting helped me overcome the stereotypes I felt as a woman of color in STEM.
Aomawa Shields felt like an imposter as the only Black woman in her astrophysics program. She spent…
Yoonji Han
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NASA astronaut rates 10 space movies based on how realistic they are
The science of space movies explained. NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, formerly Director of SpaceX,…
Brett Jordan,Meredith Geaghan…
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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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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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How the first Navy SEAL ended up in space
In the mid-1980s, NASA got its first Navy SEAL astronaut, Capt. William Shepherd, and he wasn't the…
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexa…
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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…
Holly Secon
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The first American woman to walk in space, Kathy Sullivan, just became the first woman to reach the deepest point in all of the oceans
Sullivan joined the millionaire adventurer Victor Vescovo in a one-of-a-kind submersible, which dov…
Aylin Woodward
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Astronauts often describe a powerful 'overview effect' when gazing at Earth. Here's what it is and why it may be essential to space missions.
When you live and work in space, as astronauts do, the sensation of awe and wonder at how finite an…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX's new 'Endeavour' spaceship just made history by docking to the International Space Station with 2 NASA astronauts inside
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley can now begin a stay in orbit that could last up to 110…
Dave Mosher
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The Orlando Pride's new space-themed jerseys celebrate the first woman, person of color heading to the moon
The NWSL's new "Luna Kit" has arrived, and the space-inspired jerseys play on the club's mega-succe…
Meredith Cash
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Two NASA astronauts complete 7-hour long spacewalk preparing the ISS for solar array upgrades
In the third spacewalk of the year outside the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Kate Ru…
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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…