Apollo 8 astronaut dies in small plane crash at age 90
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2024 (AFP) - William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic "Earthrise" photo from space…
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Astronaut who led humanity’s first mission around the Moon dead at 95
Frank Borman, the NASA astronaut who led the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon,…
2 years ago
US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space
HOUSTON, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) - After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to…
3 years ago
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
by Laurie CHEN Agence France Presse Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space,…
4 years ago
‘It was unbelievable’: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes real life astronaut
"Star Trek" actor William Shatner finally became a real space traveler on Blue Origin's second crewed mission Wednesday, calling…
5 years ago
Astronauts smell smoke, burning on Russia’s ISS module
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A smoke alarm sounded Thursday in Russia's segment of the International Space Station (ISS) and…
5 years ago
Astronauts install new rollout solar panels on International Space Station
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Shane Kimbrough of the United States spacewalked outside the…
5 years ago
Space explorers wanted: NASA seeks next generation of astronauts
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) -- Wanted: The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars.…
6 years ago
US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman
by Christopher RICKLETON ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) --NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record…
6 years ago
Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth
by Christopher RICKLETON ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- US astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth Thursday having shattered…
6 years ago
NASA tests launch-abort system for moon-mission capsule
WASHINGTON, United States -- NASA carried out a successful test Tuesday of a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule…
7 years ago
Russian, North American astronauts return to earth
by Alexander NEMENOV DZHESKAZGAN, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a…
7 years ago
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