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European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space

The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

‘First instinct is to swim’: my trip on a zero-gravity flight with an Esa astronaut

The sensation of weightlessness is extraordinary as I join Rosemary Coogan for a breathtaking glimpse of life in space. It feels as if I’m hallucinating: as I lie on the floor, the ceiling suddenly ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

NASA Says Astronaut Suni Williams Is in ‘Incredible Health’

The agency’s top medical official was responding to rumors that Suni Williams had lost an unusual amount of weight during an extended stay in orbit.

Health - The New York Times - 6 days ago

‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it

She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick

Tech - ABC News - November 9

Astronauts decline to answer questions about post-flight medical issue

Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.

Astronauts tight-lipped about reason for hospital visit after 235 days in space

Nasa ‘still piecing things together’ two weeks after return from ISS but crew members cite medical privacy. Three Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space

The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space

Tech - ABC News - October 27

Nasa astronaut released from hospital after space return

Unidentified member of team who returned in SpaceX capsule from ISS had been kept for observation. A Nasa astronaut who was briefly hospitalised after returning from space has been released, the ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

NASA astronaut who had 'medical issue' released from hospital

A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" and was hospitalized after partaking in the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released, NASA officials said.

NASA Astronaut Released From Hospital After ‘Medical Issue’

Three NASA astronauts and a fourth from the Russian space agency returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Friday morning in a SpaceX capsule.

Science - The New York Times - October 26

4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months

Tech - ABC News - October 25

Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station

Four-member mission splashed off Florida coast and one is under observation for an unspecified medical condition. A Nasa astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a 'precautionary measure' after returning from an extended stay in space

Tech - ABC News - October 25

WATCH: Astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.

Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's Starliner problems and Hurricane Milton

Tech - ABC News - October 25

WATCH: Astronaut shows how to eat ketchup in space

The crew of the International Space Station had some fun in zero-gravity conditions, showing that squeezy ketchup bottles really come into their own when they are off planet Earth.

After weeks of weather delays, NASA astronauts finally set to depart space station

Four astronauts are expected to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday, After weeks of delays due to inclement weather, including Hurricane Milton.

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