Rocket failure forces emergency landing for U.S., Russian astronauts

Russian Soyuz rocket's booster malfunctions after launch, forcing NASA's Nick Hague and his Russian colleague to make a "ballistic" descent back to Earth

• Oct 11, 2018

Soyuz brings 3 station fliers back to Earth after 6 months in orbit

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought a cosmonaut and two NASA astronauts back to Earth

• Oct 4, 2018

Astronaut quits NASA training – first in 50 years

The last time an astronaut-in-training resigned was in 1968

• Aug 29, 2018

Three set for launch to space station

Three days after a trio of space station fliers returned to Earth, three more are set for launch

• Jun 5, 2018

Astronauts reassigned in surprise crew shuffle

Astronaut Jeanette Epps, scheduled for launch to the International Space Station in June, has been reassigned

• Jan 19, 2018

John Young, legendary astronaut, dead at 87

John Young ventured into space in pioneering two-man Gemini capsules, orbited the moon and walked on its cratered surface before commanding two space shuttle missions

• Jan 6, 2018

Astronaut Peggy Whitson writes to her younger self – from space

Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, returned from a 288-day mission in September

• Jan 1, 2018

Astronauts enjoy movie night aboard the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei posted an image on Twitter that captures movie night on the International Space Station

• Dec 24, 2017

Bruce McCandless, iconic spacewalker, dies

Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, who carried out the first untethered spacewalk, dies at 80

• Dec 22, 2017

Rapid-fire space station crew swap on tap

Three space station crew members land early Thursday; three replacements take off Sunday

• Dec 13, 2017

Trump signs plan to send Americans to moon, Mars

The order directs NASA to lead further space exploration programs to the moon and eventually Mars

• Dec 11, 2017

Commander of 1st flight of space shuttle Challenger dead at 85

Paul Weitz died at his retirement home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Monday

• Oct 24, 2017

Scott Kelly talks about year in space, new book

The veteran astronaut joined "CBS This Morning" to talk about his new book, "Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery"

• Oct 16, 2017

NASA sends a fidget spinner toy in space -- see it go bonkers

Just when you thought the fidget spinner rage was subsiding, astronauts on the International Space Station get one of their own

• Oct 15, 2017

Things have changed since astronaut Scott Kelly was last in space

The astronaut will join “Face the Nation” for a second time to discuss his new memoir, a blunt, honest portrait of life in space

• Oct 12, 2017

Space crew looks forward to expanded research

Soyuz spacecraft carrying three to the space station to enable expanded research by U.S. astronauts

• Sep 12, 2017

Record-setting astronaut heads for home

Peggy Whitson, NASA's most experienced astronaut, returns to Earth Saturday after extended mission

• Sep 1, 2017

Scott Parazynski on being astronaut, doctor, climbing Everest

The only person to both fly in space and summit Mount Everest says he bares his soul in his new memoir, "The Sky Below"

• Jul 31, 2017

Ex-NASA agent fears gold lunar module will be melted down

Someone broke into Ohio museum late Friday and stole solid-gold replica of the Apollo 11 lunar module -- a collective worth millions

• Jul 30, 2017

Soyuz crew set for trip to space station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a three-man crew, including a NASA astronaut, is set for launch Friday to the International Space Station

• Jul 27, 2017

Trump calls space station as astronaut sets record

"Space Ninja" Peggy Whitson talks to the president and the nation after logging more time in orbit than any other American

• Apr 24, 2017

Three space station fliers close out 173-day mission

Outgoing station commander Shane Kimbrough and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth Monday after 173 days in space

• Apr 10, 2017

Astronaut's stay aboard space station extended

Astronaut Peggy Whitson will spend three additional months aboard the International Space Station to enable a full slate of research

• Apr 5, 2017

Woman wins custody battle against NASA for bag of moon dust

The space artifact is from the Apollo 11 mission, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Alrdrin first stepped foot on the moon

• Feb 28, 2017

NASA astronaut setting records and breaking barriers

Peggy Whitson, 57, is the oldest woman ever in space, and she will set a record for most time in orbit

• Feb 21, 2017

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