Many people dream of becoming an astronaut, but to achieve the dream, you have to know the steps to get there. Thankfully, there are multiple ways to potentially get to space, even if you don't rely ...

Ever since the first Star Trek movie, millions have imagined themselves aboard a spaceship, floating among stars, navigating black holes, or setting foot on distant planets. Films like Interstellar, ...

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Ex-SpaceX employee Laura Crabtree worked under Elon Musk for 11 years, training crew for space. She tested out the trainings for herself, she said.

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

The 10 members of the Group 24 NASA astronaut class will spend the next two years training before being eligible for flight assignments. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Lauren Edgar thought she had missed ...

Did you know that training for a spacewalk requires a 6.5 million gallon swimming pool, a team of divers, and a mock-up of the International Space Station? Astronauts have to train for a variety of ...

1. A brief history of NASA astronaut selection -- 2. Applying to become an astronaut -- 3. Selection -- 4. Astronaut probationary training -- 5. Technical assignments -- 6. Types of mission -- 7.