Whitson was the first female and non-military chief of NASA’s astronaut office and served as the first female commander of ...

Ever made an excuse to skip a gym session? Then you're probably not dreaming of going to outer space. Astronauts clock in two ...

Tuesday Telescope: After spacewalking, an astronaut strikes lightning "I am so amazed by the view we have up here of our Earth’s weather systems." Eric Berger – May 6, 2025 8:00 am ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a dramatic nine-month mission involving SpaceX and Boeing’s Starliner. ... fixing equipment and even spacewalking together.

She now holds the record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut, 62 hours and 6 minutes, NASA said. Williams said the delay has been harder on the families than on the astronauts.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have nearly half a century of combined experience as astronauts. ... this mission and holds the record for total spacewalking time by a female astronaut, at 62 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two spacewalking astronauts supplied the international space station with a fresh tank of nitrogen gas Wednesday, one of them a German who was too sick to ...

During the job 260 miles up, Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts. The pair expected to stay just a week when they arrived at the space station last June.

One of the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station since last June explained in a new interview that she is struggling to remember what it feels like to walk and lie down.