Dr Adrianos Golemis was selected for ESA's astronaut training programme, after a highly competitive process with over 22,000 applicants. His participation paves the way for a possible Greek presence i ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to live in space? Step inside Mission: Astronaut, now open at Orlando Science Center, and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accomplished U.S. Navy pilot from Oldham County has been selected to train as part of NASA’s next class of astronauts. Erin Overcash, 34, of Goshen, was one of ten people chosen ...

As we prepare for missions beyond Earth orbit, one crucial challenge remains: keeping astronauts healthy in microgravity. Without daily exercise, their muscles, bones and cardiovascular systems weaken ...

Five women and three men from seven European countries are part of the European Space Agency's astronaut reserve pool. Here they practice a water rescue off Germany's Baltic coast. Jens Büttner/dpa ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is hosting its annual Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students this week, providing blind and low-vision students with hands-on astronaut ...

Centennial Middle School teacher Larry Taylor is one of 220 teachers from around the world to receive a scholarship to Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama from Honeywell Educators. "This unique hands ...

Twenty-eight participants recently completed the country's first cave-survival training for astronauts, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The nearly monthlong training, organized in ...

In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to ...

Twenty-eight Chinese astronauts have just completed a highly demanding cave-training mission designed to replicate the psychological and physical extremes of spaceflight. As reported by CGTN, the ...