During his year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said he could do another year if...
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Astronaut Scott Kelly announces retirement from NASA, just days after return from year in space
Godspeed, Scott Kelly.
Ten days after finishing up nearly a year in space, the veteran of four...
Microsoft’s HoloLens headset wins rave review from astronaut Scott Kelly after year in space
After his return from nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut...
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly heads back down to Earth after a year in space
Solanum watneyi: Flower named after ‘Martian’ astronaut gets its day in the sun … again
Timing is everything, even when it comes to naming plant species. Bucknell...
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly: I could spend another year in space, but I’m ready to come home
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is getting ready to come home after spending a longer stretch in orbit than any other American...
HoloLens in space: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly dons Microsoft’s holographic headset
Microsoft this morning posted an initial picture of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly...
18,300 applicants face 1-in-2,000 chance of being picked for astronaut job at NASA
You think it’s hard to get into Harvard? Try making an impression when you’re among the record-high group...
Space station gets its first ‘official’ British astronaut (plus an American and Russian)
Today the International Space Station’s crew welcomed aboard its first “official” British astronaut, Tim Peake, just hours after he blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft alongside U.S. and Russian spacefliers. Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri...
Space race! British astronaut Tim Peake gets set to run marathon on space station
British astronaut Tim Peake says he’ll follow in the footsteps of NASA’s Sunita Williams by running a marathon in orbit on the International Space Station. Peake is due to ride a Russian Soyuz craft to the station for a six-month stint on Dec. 15, which should give him plenty of zero-G training time for the London Marathon on April...