astronauts
Best of Earth from the ISS
The International Space Station has been orbiting the Earth every day for over 10 years, and the astronauts all say…
Peggy Whitson: A Heroine of Science and Technology
[/caption] This post is part of Ada Lovelace Day, which is a worldwide effort to get as many people as…
Spacewalking: Through an Astronaut’s Eyes
[/caption] What is it really like to go on a spacewalk? Some astronauts have said there are no words to…
Apollo 13 Pictures
Here are some Apollo 13 pictures. You can make any of these pictures into your computer desktop background. Just click…
Get Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission, STS-131
[/caption] The astronauts are getting ready; space shuttle Discovery is getting ready. Are you ready for this fourth-to-the-last flight? Preparations…
What’s the Internet Really Like in Space?
[/caption] With the internet now part of daily life on the International Space Station, inquiring minds want to know! Can…
Help Wish Buzz Aldrin a Happy 80th Birthday
On January 20th, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin - who was the second man to walk on the Moon and has…
Hubble Repairman to Lead Space Telescope Science Institute
Self proclaimed "Hubble Hugger" and telescope repairman Dr. John Grunsfeld has been appointed Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science…
Astronauts
Astronauts, which are also known as cosmonauts, are trained to serve in space on spacecraft. The term is also often…
Artificial Gravity
[/caption] Have you ever noticed that astronauts float around in the space shuttle and in the International Space Station, while…