astronaut

Jan 4, 2023

Korean War Marine vet and last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90

On Tuesday, January 3, 2022, NASA announced the passing of Apollo astronaut Walter Cunningham at the age of 90. Cunningham was the last surviving crew member of Apollo 7, the…

Jan 4, 2023

Dec 16, 2022

Watch Adam Driver fight dinosaurs in new ’65’ trailer

The upcoming sci-fi feature 65 has a premise that’s so crazy it just might work. Two-time Oscar nominee and Marine Corps veteran Adam Driver will play an astronaut who crashes…

Dec 16, 2022

Oct 21, 2022

Korean War vet and Gemini and Apollo astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93

James Alton McDivitt was born on June 10, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. During the Korean War, he joined the Air Force and served as…

Oct 21, 2022

BYAlex Hollings

Jun 10, 2022

Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?

Although today we tend to look back at the Space Race with the Soviet Union as a competition we were destined to win, it was actually the Soviets that secured many of the early victories. American officials at the time weren’t only worried about So…

BYAlex Hollings

Jun 10, 2022

Sep 11, 2021

NASA astronaut breaks down space scenes from film & TV

Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott experienced two spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space on both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. She was the 10th…

Sep 11, 2021

BYCoffee Or Die

Nov 20, 2020

Air Force Colonel set to transfer to Space Force — while in orbit

When NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins arrives at the International Space Station this week, he plans on making one small change to his professional title, which will mark one giant leap…

BYCoffee Or Die

Nov 20, 2020

Nov 17, 2020

Watch live: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship is docking 4 astronauts to the International Space Station

Update: The spaceship docked with the International Space Station at 11:01 p.m. ET on Monday. SpaceX rocketed four astronauts into Earth’s orbit on Sunday, kicking off its most ambitious spaceflight yet for…

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Nov 17, 2020

Jun 11, 2020

Marine achieves childhood dream of becoming an astronaut

An active-duty Marine is among the newest class of astronauts eligible for NASA missions to the moon and beyond. Marine Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli said she became enamored with space as a child, with a series of experiences amplifying her interest…

BYMilitary Families Magazine

Jun 11, 2020

Jun 5, 2020

Everybody looks up

In this video, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, a member of the Defense Innovation (Unit) Board, talks about how space exploration, and the development of technologies that make it possible, can inspire a new generation to seek careers in science…

Jun 5, 2020

Jun 1, 2020

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 have once again helped make history for SpaceX, the rocket company founded …

Jun 1, 2020

May 31, 2020

NASA brings back the Worm

Mercedes Benz’s three pointed star. McDonald’s’ Golden Arches. Apple’s apple. Nike’s Swoosh. NASA’s…. Worm? Yup, it’s back! <div class="redactor-editor" dir="ltr…

May 31, 2020

May 27, 2020

Red, white and blast-off

(Editor’s note: The following is a reposting of an Airman magazine story and an episode of BLUE, which aired in 2017 on AFTV, about Air Force astronauts assigned to NASA. Additional information from NASA is added to mark the cu…

May 27, 2020

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

Isolation tips from an ESA MARS-500 crew member who took part in a simulated space mission to Mars

Diego Urbina is an engineer who took part in an experiment conducted on the ground to simulate conditions of human isolation that could be faced in a future expedition to the planet Mars. From his home in Brussels, where he has been confined f…

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

5 tips from astronauts for thriving in isolation

NASA Astronaut and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anne McClain took to Twitter to share the official training astronauts use for living in confined spaces for long periods of time. Afterall, the International Space Station has been operating for nearly 20 years…

Apr 29, 2020

BYJoslin Joseph

Apr 29, 2020

NASA needs astronauts. Do you have what it takes for outer space?

Do some people call you a Space Cowboy? Or do they call you a Gangster of Love? Well, if they do, have we got the job for you! NASA recently announced that it is accepting candidates for its next astronaut class. The goal is to have …

BYJoslin Joseph

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s how you can watch an astronaut perform an enlistment ceremony from outer space tomorrow

Everyone remembers their oath of enlistment ceremony, but how many people can say theirs was truly out of this world? Tomorrow, over 800 soldiers participating in a ceremony spanning more than 100 locations around the country will be able to say the…

Apr 29, 2020

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

What happens if you commit a crime in space?

Milesperawesome asks: Could you get in trouble legally if you murdered someone in space? Asking for a friend. While it might seem like something out of science fiction, given that humans are presently in space and soon enough mass space touris…

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Army astronaut follows historic Apollo footsteps

U.S. Army Col. Andrew R. Morgan, M.D., will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, aboard a Soyuz (Union) MS-13 spacecraft on July 20, 2019, at 12:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Stat…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Army colonel will launch into space on moon landing’s 50th anniversary

Fifty years after Neil Armstrong said, “One small leap for man, one giant leap for mankind,” during the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, one American soldier will take the next “giant leap” into space. Col. Andrew Morgan, astronaut and Arm…

Apr 29, 2020

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

See an Apollo astronaut talk about his career in space

Russell “Rusty” L. Schweickart, an astronaut who piloted the Apollo 9 lunar module and helped pave the way for man’s first steps on the moon, gave a speech June 8 during a ceremony dedicating a Sabre jet display with his former tail number in his…

BYLogan Nye

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

The new Air Force Secretary is a trained astronaut – and so much more

It’s time to put your politics away for a moment and prepare yourselves for the most badass service secretary since Teddy Roosevelt left his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. President Trump nominated Ambassador Barbara Barrett to be the Air…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Army astronaut holds Q&A from space

An Army astronaut on a six-month mission in space recently shared her experience, saying she still leans on her military training while aboard the International Space Station. Lt. Col. Anne McClain, a former helicopter pilot who has flown over…

Apr 29, 2020

BYNASA

Apr 29, 2020

‘Twins Study’ reveals what happens to human genes in space

Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published April 11, 2019, in Science. The integrated paper — encompas…

BYNASA

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

India’s satellite destruction now threatens International Space Station safety

NASA is calling India’s destruction of a satellite last week a “terrible, terrible thing” and says the space debris created by the explosion should be considered a threat to the International Space Station and the astronauts on board. India…