NASA shows how space takes a toll on men and women differently. — -- With an upcoming mission to Mars, NASA is studying the ways that living in space affects both men and women. In a study ...

On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only visit space but live there. Two decades later, NASA's Artemis program is ...

Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, has an alternative view on the race to get humans on Mars: it isn’t enough. In October, President Obama penned an op-ed for CNN announcing a partnership ...

January 1958 : Launch day -- 1940s. Up, up, and away ; Headed west -- 1950s. Rockets rising ; Miss Guided Missile ; Holding back ; Ninety days and ninety minutes ; Moonglow -- 1960s. Analog overlords ...

This week saw another dramatic test of SpaceX’s Starship, when the mighty rocket exploded once again, and both the upper and lower stages were lost. The test wasn’t a complete failure, as the upper ...

Amid budget cuts, mission delays and a massive brain drain, Nasa has announced the selection of 10 new astronaut candidates, chosen from a competitive pool of more than 8,000 applicants nationwide.

I just got back from a week of vacation, and what a week in space news I missed. Barbara Morgan gets ready to change from schoolteacher to astronaut, and Eileen Collins is named by the president and ...

The plan for the tourist camp comes as NASA wants to send humans to Mars. Mars-V is developing a Mars simulation tourist center in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert for 2029. Tourists experience harsh conditions ...