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'Drawn to our planet:' How spaceflight changed SpaceX Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski
By Leonard David published
Space.com caught up with Inspiration4 crewmember Chris Sembroski to discuss the landmark 2021 SpaceX mission and how it affected him.
Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Joe Engle, the first astronaut to fly in space on two different winged vehicles, has died at the age of 91. Engle's first flights into space on the X-15 preceded his launching on the space shuttle.
When will Starliner come home? Boeing and NASA still don't know
By Josh Dinner published
Boeing's Starliner capsule has been in orbit for more than a month, and it remains unclear when the spacecraft and its two astronauts will return to Earth.
'This is how we get to Mach 3:' Virgin Galactic's Jameel Janjua on his long journey to space (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Jameel Janjua made it 'to the bitter end' in a Canadian astronaut government selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a different path to space, however: Virgin Galactic.
Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation's Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.
'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.
Streaks in space! ISS astronaut's incredible timelapse photos highlight ghostly solar panels and lovely star trails
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has spent some of the last few months experimenting with long exposures in space photography. The images give a rare glimpse of life on the move in orbit.
Astronaut ice cream turns 50: freeze-dried treat still popular (even if it never flew)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old. The crunchy, room-temperature treat was first sold to the public in 1974.
China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts prep for 2nd spacewalk (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts are getting ready to take another spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.
Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with the naming of a space station cargo spacecraft.
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