Astronauts
Astronauts install new batteries on space station
May 21, 2010Astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis finished installing a new six-pack of batteries on the International Space Station Friday during the third and final spacewalk of their mission. The six large batteries aboard the station, each weighing...
Monday's spacewalk to last six-and-a-half hours
May 17, 2010Astronauts onboard the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis have embarked on their first of three spacewalks. The U.S. space agency NASA says astronauts Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen are venturing outside the International Space Station to install a second...
Veteran astronauts oppose President Obama's planned space cuts
April 15, 2010By Kane Farabaugh Veteran NASA astronauts gathered in Chicago to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. Despite a catastrophic explosion in 1970, Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert safely returned to Earth. The Adler Planetarium...
Shuttle Discovery with seven astronauts to launch Monday
April 02, 2010By Brian Wagner NASA astronauts are readying for the launch of shuttle Discovery on Monday to deliver supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station. It is one of the final four missions planned for the shuttle fleet. NASA officials...
Hubble's amazing view of the Cosmos in a new 3D film (video)
April 01, 2010By Penelope Poulou Film offers first glimpse of space telescope's breathtaking deep space images in IMAX 3D In the new film, "IMAX: Hubble 3D," an IMAX 3D camera chronicles the efforts of seven astronauts aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis...
Astronauts Complete 7-Hour Spacewalk
September 06, 2009The U.S. space agency NASA says two astronauts have completed a 7-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. American Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang of Sweden unreeled 18 meters of cable for a new room scheduled to be installed on...
Astronauts Survey Shuttle for Damage After Launch
July 16, 2009Astronauts aboard Endeavour began inspecting the shuttle's heat shield for possible damage after Wednesday's launch. Officials spotted some debris falling off during liftoff. Astronauts began their first full day in space by inspecting the heat shield...
Metal shavings cause solar-panel problems, astronauts report
October 29, 2007Spacewalking astronauts doing construction work outside the international space station made a disturbing discovery: what appear to be metal shavings inside a joint that is needed to turn a set of solar power panels. The rotary joint, 10 feet (3 meters...
Shuttle Discovery's astronauts and NASA cooperate in doing biggest construction job
October 26, 2007Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and NASA rallied to link their ships and kick off the biggest construction job ever attempted by a single team in orbit. Digital pictures taken of Discovery as it closed in for the docking were hurriedly beamed...
Astronauts test shuttle wings with lasers and digital cameras
October 25, 2007Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on the international space station with every circling of Earth. The good news was that Discovery's fuel tank did not...