astronaut

Nearby, the shiny silver Project Mercury test training suits were specially created to fit each individual astronaut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“As an astronaut, you don’t get to share with the public all that space is,” Olivas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The researchers also wanted to answer a particularly important question for future Mars missions: What happens when an astronaut who has spent months in weightlessness suddenly encounters gravity again?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Trevarthen explained that her father and the astronaut got chatting and her father mentioned she was a teacher.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

That editor invited Skelton to take part in astronaut testing with the cooperation of NASA, the air force, and the navy.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

NASA's Artemis I mission has provided new insights into how much cosmic radiation astronauts may encounter near the Moon compared with low Earth orbit.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Finally, be sure to check out the Gemini 11 capsule, which set an altitude record of 850 miles when it took astronauts Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad into space in 1966.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to Science Center employees, one of the most common questions that comes up on museum tours is about where, and how, astronauts went to the bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

William set up the Earthshot Prize in 2020, drawing inspiration from US President John F Kennedy's Moonshot project, which challenged scientists to get astronauts to the Moon and back safely.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

When America's first seven astronauts were announced, their confident, smiling faces appeared on television and on magazine covers.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson