In just days, a group of astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — is slated to fly roughly 5,000 miles past the far side of the moon, the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.

Credit: Axiom Space SYDNEY—Axiom Space has unveiled a pilot program to provide personalized training for prospective human spaceflight participants interested in conducting microgravity research. Its ...

A new private human spaceflight training centre is set to open in the UAE, the region’s first licensed private facility focused on astronaut readiness, space medicine and analogue mission simulations.

NASA/Josh Valcarcel Houston, the site of mission control for astronaut training, just got two new additions from Texas. Rebecca Lawler and Anna Menon, from Little Elm and Houston, respectively, were ...

NASA likens its newest astronaut class to a platypus to highlight unique traits. The name origin and characteristics reflect ...