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Astronauts train for space at Earth’s most extreme locales

Reddish-brown rocks as far as the eye can see, not a plant in sight. A frigid and barren wasteland, with…

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NASA is heading back to the moon. Meet the astronauts leading Artemis II : NPR

From left to right: Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch settle in inside the Orion spacecraft mockup. Danielle…

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The cool ways ISS astronauts conduct experiments using household items

Astronauts perform so many out-of-this-world experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). They use a specially-built X-ray telescope to study…

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Astronauts reveal what life is like on ISS – and how they deal with ‘space smell’

In June two American astronauts left Earth expecting to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS). But after…

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Stranded NASA astronauts plan to vote from space : NPR

This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference…

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Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their…

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SpaceX Drains Air From Spacecraft While Astronauts Are Inside

One Small Step SpaceX's all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission has pulled off an incredible feat: the first-ever commercial spacewalk. After fully…

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Polaris Dawn astronauts complete historic first commercial spacewalk

Polaris Dawn’s crew members completed the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Thursday. The roughly two-hour mission outside their SpaceX Crew Dragon…

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SpaceX Polaris astronauts conduct the first-ever private spacewalk : NPR

Jared Isaacman floats just below the hatch of his SpaceX dragon capsule while he awaits the first private spacewalk. SpaceX…

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Astronauts and aquanauts: What does the sea have to do with space?

Space and the open ocean: On the surface, it seems like two more wildly contrasting places couldn’t possibly exist. But…

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