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NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?
NASA says the change is part of the agency's "continued effort to enable a robust commercial industry and supports policy ...
China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station
China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further ...
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Expedition 73 underway on ISS, crew perform spacewalk
With Expedition 73 now underway, the International Space Station is hosting seven crewmembers again. Thursday saw the ...
From knitting girdles, to outfitting astronauts for space travel
From test pilots like Chuck Yeager to astronauts like Neil Armstrong, David Clark suits have been a constant in American aerospace. The company built Gemini spacesuits, Apollo gear, U-2 spy plane ...
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SpaceX, Crew Dragon, and the Astronaut Revolution ¦ Answers With Joe
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission marked the end of a nine-year gap in U.S.-launched human spaceflight and the beginning of ...
Who gets to be called an astronaut? Private space travel has reignited debate over use of prestigious title
The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be ...
2 astronauts plan 6 1/2-hour spacewalk for International Space Station upgrades
Two NASA astronauts plan to participate in a 6-hour, 35-minute spacewalk Thursday to upgrade the International Space ...
NASA astronauts complete 5th-ever all-female spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts steppes outside the International Space Station on Thursday to take part in U.S. Spacewalk 93, NASA's fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.
Astronauts complete needed tasks during 6-hour ISS space walk, NASA says
Two NASA astronauts have completed a nearly six hour long spacewalk to maintenance and upgrades on the International Space ...