astronauts
Here’s How Astronauts Vote in Elections
A special Texas law gives astronauts the opportunity to cast an absentee ballot, of sorts, if they want to vote in an election on Earth.
You Can Buy Actual Moon Rocks for the First Time in Decades
Now's your chance to blow a million bucks on some "tremendously rare" space pebbles.
What Scientists Found Inside the Brains of 10 Russian Cosmonauts
By imaging the brains of cosmonauts before and after their stints on the space station, neuroscientists discovered how microgravity influences the mind.
Astronauts Try Out ‘Skinsuits’ To Prevent Slipped Discs and Spine Stretching
A taste of Earth’s gravity, now in unitard form.
Trump doesn't want to pay for the Space Station
The ISS costs the U.S. between $3 billion and $4 billion a year.
An astronaut worries he grew too much in space to fit in pod that takes him home
Good thing the Russian Soyuz capsule was expanded to accommodate tall Americans
Earth Microbes Could Sabotage the Journey to Mars
A new study found a healthy community of microbes in the ISS, but this doesn’t mean that a journey to Mars would be safe for the microbe and human travellers.
Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital
“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of the meal—but by the people we shared it with.”
Yeast Can Be Engineered to Turn Astronaut Pee Into Spaceflight Materials
“We are planning to try to get our yeast to the International Space Station in next couple of years.”
Some College Kids Found $5,000 NASA Flight Suits at a Thrift Store
They bought all six jumpsuits for 20 cents a pop.
The Mystery of the 'Only Camera to Come Back from the Moon'
The astronauts who went to the Moon took some nice souvenirs home, and left cameras behind to save on weight.