NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with ...

Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (left) and David A. Wolf in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in preparation for a spacewalk. | ...

Astronauts rely on specialised systems in spacecraft and space suits to supply oxygen in the airless environment of space. In emergencies, they have backup oxygen tanks and portable cylinders. Quick ...

Astronauts depend on a continuous supply of oxygen for life support in space, using well-designed systems inside spacecraft and space suits during spacewalks. In emergencies, they have portable ...

Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...

The spacesuits worn during a return from space are called “launch, entry and abort” (LEA) suits. These are airtight and ...

Fram2 astronauts were busy over the weekend with preparations for their upcoming SpaceX launch for their mission to orbit ...

being caught in profile as she looks out and up towards flying in space. Most NASA portraits follow the same format. An astronaut wears either a flight suit or spacesuit (or sometimes a business ...

Four astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos are teaming up for an ambitious mission aboard the International Space Station ...

Astronaut Jonny Kim, son of South Korean immigrants, a former Navy SEAL and Harvard M.D., blasted off with 2 Russian ...