Who gets sick in space? Orbital tourists may offer better clues
The Inspiration4 mission, which launched Wednesday, shows how researchers can benefit from the new commercial space travel. The crew of four, none of whom is...
Everett engineer among ‘very ordinary’ astronauts in tonight’s extraordinary space launch
One is a 29-year-old physician assistant living in Memphis, a cancer survivor with metal rods in her left leg to replace bones destroyed by a...
It was his day off. Then the Space Station went for a spin.
Zebulon Scoville and others at NASA’s mission control in Houston spent Thursday righting the International Space Station after a new Russian module unexpectedly fired its...
After docking, Russia’s new 23-ton module tilted the space station
The Russian section of the International Space Station gained a 23-ton science module Thursday. Hours later, the new arrival, named Nauka, took the station and...
Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?
Is the word “astronaut” something that describes where someone has been — outer space — or is it a job description like pilot? Blue Origin...
Jeff Bezos will go to space next month on Blue Origin’s first human trip WATCH
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, said Monday he will take a trip to space in June when Blue Origin, the Kent-based rocket company he founded,...
Space Station may soon host wave of TV shows, films
The Discovery Channel is seeking to cast about 10 would-be astronauts to compete for a seat on a real-life trip to the International Space Station,...