Dec 21 International astronaut to join future NASA moon landing mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA has included international astronauts on trips to space for decades. A Canadian has been selected to fly around the moon a year or so from now with three U.S. astronauts. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Luis Rubiales suspended as FIFA investigates his World Cup conduct In our news wrap Saturday, FIFA suspended Spain’s soccer federation head Luis Rubiales for 90 days while it investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, a new crew of astronauts launched for the International Space Station, thousands gathered… Continue watching
Aug 26 New International Space Station crew launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March. Continue reading
May 21 SpaceX launches private flight carrying Saudi Arabia’s 1st woman astronaut to ISS By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades, including the first Saudi female astronaut, rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar SpaceX flight Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 04 Meet the 4 astronauts who will fly around the moon during NASA’s Artemis II mission By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the moon. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Artemis II astronauts announced by NASA, Canadian Space Agency By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year, including the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. Continue reading
Feb 28 China will soon train foreign astronauts for new space station By Associated Press China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: NASA astronauts answer questions from aboard the International Space Station By Associated Press NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts aboard the International Space Station answered media questions Friday about their current mission. The crew is preparing to return to Earth later this month. Continue reading
May 02 SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. Continue reading
Nov 17 SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX's newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. Continue reading