The journalist and helicopter pilot rode Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, which takes space tourists to 62 miles above Earth's surface ... is named after the NASA astronaut Alan Shepard ...

Astronauts working on the ISS usually get 8 hours of sleep after a 16-hour work day. They also get a sleep mask and earplugs ...

Jansen said some people 'strap their arms down' to avoid the zombie pose - which makes me think of those cute viral videos of ...

The following is a transcript of the conversation between astronauts while this image was taken: 004:38:12 McDivitt: Okay. Ed, just free-float around. Right now we’re pointing just about straight down ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year for people on Earth and astronauts on the International Space Station. While astronauts floating 250 miles above Earth in the Space Station won't be able ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has 30 years of being an astronaut under his belt, and in a recent interview, he revealed a unique ...

And, by the same token, it keeps us earthbound folks connected, too, to the men and women floating far above the Earth. Because, in fact, it turns out to be true: We eat what astronauts eat!

NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut has returned to Earth after spending more than ... in space makes him feel 30 years old again. "You're floating, and your body, all these little aches and ...