Astronaut

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at age 97, NASA says

Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission around the moon and back, has died.

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Jim Lovell
A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission

While normal crew rotation missions last roughly six months, the Crew-11 crew may be the first to settle into a new routine time of eight months.

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Smoke and steam billow across Launch Complex 39B as the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121.

Netflix to stream live NASA launches and missions

NASA hopes the partnership will help bring excitement to space exploration through live streams of launches and astronaut activities.

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A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague, undocks from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, extended due to Boeing Starliner delays.

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Chinese astronauts achieve artificial photosynthesis in space, producing oxygen and fuel

Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao recalls sighting mysterious metallic spheres over Texas

Chiao speculates objects may be military drones, saying 'if it's not that, then it gets a little more scary.'

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leroy Chiao at the world premiere of "The Astronaut Farmer."

Chinese crew completes unprecedented 9-hour mission outside space station

During the spacewalk, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed a debris protection system with support from the station's robotic arm.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Emily Calandreilli, the 100th woman in space, receives hate from internet trolls

Shortly after her reaction video was posted, trolls reacted with hateful and sexualized comments.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emily Calandrelli's reaction to seeing Earth from space

Space or stress? Astronauts in orbit are a little bit dumber, study shows

Processing speed, working memory, and attention, slowed down during the astronauts’ time in orbit.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Astronaut in orbit. Illustration.