astronauts

It's the stuff of science fiction: Blasting off to the moon or an asteroid, drilling it, mining its resources and bringing some or all of it back to Earth.But that fiction is getting closer to becoming a reality. "The idea of extracting…

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen before docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022 during the uncrewed OFT-2 mission.NASABoeing on Wednesday reported a $257 million charge in the second quarter for its Starliner…

WASHINGTON : Evidence is growing about the many ways that traveling in the microgravity environment of space tampers with the human body, with new research showing how it dials down the activity of genes in white blood cells crucial to…

As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity suggests frequent flyers should wait three years after longer missions to allow the physiological changes in their…

Last Updated: June 04, 2023, 12:27 ISTTaikonaut Fei Junlong waves as he leaves the capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship after landing in China's Inner Mongolia on June 4, 2023. (AFP)The return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship touched…

BEIJING: Three Chinese astronauts working at the country's space station have returned safely to Earth, state media reported Sunday, hailing the mission as a "complete success".The return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spaceshiptouched down at…

China plans to complete a mission to land a person on the moon by 2030, a government official announced on Monday, in the highest-level confirmation of China’s ambitions for a crewed lunar landing.Chinese scientists have previously nodded…

<!-- -->China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday. (Representational)Beijing: China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the…

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Freedom" is seen docked with the International Space Station on May 22, 2023.SpaceXSpaceX delivered another quartet of astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday morning, on a private flight that…

Scores of flag-waving Saudis gathered at the launch party in Riyadh beneath a massive white tent for the blast-off countdown. Jawaher al-Sabhan, who came to the event with her 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter, said the moment gave…