Army major becomes first reservist to receive rare Astronaut Device
Maj. Kate Rubins joins the rare ranks of a handful of soldiers who have earned the right to wear the Army Aviation Badge with the Astronaut Device.
By Todd South
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Veteran, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90
Before becoming an astronaut, Walter Cunningham enlisted with the Navy in 1951 and served as a Marine Corps pilot in Korea, according to NASA.
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.
Astronauts arrive at space station in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company.
Here’s how to deal with quarantine, according to a retired Air Force colonel, former astronaut
During Johnson’s 15-year career as a NASA astronaut, he spent more than 31 days in space.
By Diana Stancy
Astronaut Nick Hague, an Air Force colonel, reaches space station with US-Russian crew
A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts, including Air Force Col. Nick Hague.
NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Nick Hague set for new Space Station mission after abort
NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Nick Hague, who was forced to abort his recent mission to the International Space Station, is scheduled to launch again Feb. 28 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
By PR Newswire via AP