NASA is recruiting new astronauts. Here are the qualifications.
The space agency is recruiting its next class of astronauts as the U.S. plans a new mission to the moon. Here's the kind of person NASA is looking for.
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The space agency is recruiting its next class of astronauts as the U.S. plans a new mission to the moon. Here's the kind of person NASA is looking for.
José Hernández grew up in a migrant farm worker family and spent years chasing a dream that often seemed impossible. Kenny Choi reports he is now hoping to inspire others to reach for the stars.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The Artemis II astronauts joined "CBS Mornings" for a live town hall where they took questions from kids just weeks after returning from their historic moon mission.
With Artemis II astronauts closing out on-board tests, flight controllers are prepping for reentry and splashdown Friday.
The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed over the far side of the moon on Monday night.
NASA launched four astronauts on a historic nine-day trip around the moon and back. Here's everything to know about the Artemis II mission.
Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, took questions after returning to Earth.
"The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" tells the story of the Apollo missions.
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
At UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay, an extraordinary meeting of super heroes took place where the sky was the limit.
The September Harvest Moon will see a partial lunar eclipse, peaking the night of Tuesday, Sept. 17.
This weekend marks 55 years since the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News to look back on the small step for man and giant leap for mankind.
William Anders, who snapped one of the most iconic images of the space age, was killed when his small plane went down off the coast of Washington state.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who captured one of the most famous images ever taken in space — the iconic "Earthrise" — died Friday when the small plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of Washington state. He was 90 years old. Elise Preston examines his life and legacy.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
As the first Native American in space, Nicole Mann told a crowd in her hometown of Petaluma she wants to inspire others to take the small steps that lead to giant leaps. Betty Yu reports. (10-5-23)
From surviving childhood cancer to being the youngest of only 72 women to ever orbit the earth, Haley Arceneuax has been a pillar of hope for people across the globe.
A statue of the late astronaut Sally Ride was unveiled Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California. Forty years ago, Ride made history when she became the first American woman to travel to space. Elise Preston has more.
Three NASA veterans, including one of the world's most experienced female spacewalkers, and a Canadian rookie astronaut will fly around the moon next year.
NASA astronaut and Petaluma native Nicole Mann working aboard the international space station took a *very* long-distance call from students at Rancho Cotate High School. Anne Makovec reports. (2-9-23)
Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut Monday. Sara Donchey reports. (8-26-22)
