As NASA gears up for over ten launches this year, including another lunar mission, perhaps modern astronauts will be treated to similar goodies. According to NASA’s documentation of Apollo II ...

Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday. But Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final ...

China's latest astronaut crew has reached its orbital destination. The three-person Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at China's Tiangong space station today (April 24) at 11:49 a.m. EDT (1549 GMT ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. When astronauts go outside of their spaceship or space station, they wear spacesuits. These suits are like mini ...

During Apollo 11, special insurance arrangements were made due to mission risks, setting a precedent for modern astronaut safety measures. 'The heat is making you poor': How rising temperature is ...