And it gave us the image of the cool astronaut, an icon as powerful as any in this century. Shepard’s cool owed much to his experience as a Navy test pilot. At Patuxent River Naval Air Station ...

A veteran NASA astronaut who flew to orbit more than seven months ago with two Russians is preparing to return to Earth. Don Pettit, who arrived Sept. 11, 2024 for his third-ever stint at the ...

Astronaut Don Pettit being carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in Kazakhstan. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month ...

Astronauts could start another spacewalk Wednesday ... But a backup system on the space station is keeping it cool, even with the failed ammonia pump, NASA said. Six people -- three Americans ...

but they can start making a difference in the world today and sometimes it starts with a great Q&A with a wonderful astronaut is really cool,” Executive Director for the Moonshot Museum Jimyse ...