Tag: Astronauts
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Crew Dragon astronauts, both married to veteran space fliers, share unique bond
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley (right) pose on the tower at launch pad 39A Saturday during a dress rehearsal for launch day. Credit: SpaceX It’s one thing to watch a spouse blast off on a rocketship, especially when the spacecraft is making its first flight…
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Wanted: Moon and Mars explorers … NASA starts the recruiting process for next wave of astronauts
NASA says it’ll take applications for its next class of astronauts between March 2 and 31 — the first step in what’s expected to be a yearlong selection process. To start the process, would-be spacefliers should click into USAJobs.com next month. For the first time in NASA history, applicants will be required to fill out…
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SpaceX abort test serves as practice run for astronauts, rescue teams
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 11 p.m. EST Jan. 16 (0400 GMT Jan. 17) after Falcon 9 was raised vertical. NASA astronaut Doug Hurley participates in a 2019 training event to rehearse pre-launch crew operations for a Crew Dragon mission. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule were raised vertical at launch pad…
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NASA kicks off a new space tradition with glitzy astronaut graduation ceremony
The newest astronauts in the corps for NASA (and the Canadian Space Agency) wave from the stage during their graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center. From left: Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman, Raja Chari, Matthew Dominick, Bob Hines, Warren Hoburg, Jonny Kim, Joshua Kutryk (CSA), Jasmin Moghbeli. Loral O’Hara, Jessica Watkins, Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons (CSA) and Frank…
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Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Christina Koch works with an experiment on the International Space Station in this Dec. 22 photo. Credit: NASA Astronaut Christina Koch, launched to the International Space Station in March, marks her 289th day in space Saturday, breaking retired astronaut Peggy Whitson’s world record for the longest…
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First all-female spacewalk on tap later this month
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will step outside the International Space Station on Oct. 21 on the first spacewalk with an all-female crew. Credit: NASA/Christina Koch After a spacesuit sizing problem prevented an all-female spacewalk earlier this year, astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will get…
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Virgin Galactic’s pilots get first commercial astronaut wings awarded in 15 years
Wearing their astronaut wings, SpaceShipTwo test pilots Rick Sturckow and Mark Stucky face the cameras as Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, flashes a thumbs-up sign. (FAA / Virgin Galactic Photo) Two Virgin Galactic test pilots are now wearing the first commercial astronaut wings to be awarded since SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflights in 2004. Last December’s…
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Boe pulled from commercial crew test flight due to medical issue
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Eric Boe poses as he exits the Boeing crew capsule mock-up at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Eric Boe, one of three astronauts assigned to the first piloted test flight of a Boeing CST-100 Starliner commercial crew ship later this year has…
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Godspeed, Robb Kulin: For first time since Apollo, astronaut candidate leaves training
News Brief: NASA says Alaskan astronaut candidate Robb Kulin is leaving his training program at the end of this month, one year after his selection for the Class of 2017. NASA spokeswoman Brandi Dean confirmed that Kulin was resigning for personal reasons, marking the first time since 1968 that an astronaut candidate has left the…
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SpaceX’s astronaut walkway installed on Florida launch pad
SpaceX’s crew access arm is in its retracted position at launch pad 39A after installation Monday. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now The walkway astronauts will use to board SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule before missions to the International Space Station was added to historic launch pad 39A on Monday. A crane erected at the seaside…