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NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore Retires 4 Months After Return From Space
Four months after NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned from their eight-day turned nine-month mission in ...
Former astronaut twins Mark and Scott Kelly on NASA cuts, SpaceX flight
Mark and Scott Kelly, twin brothers and former NASA astronauts, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about how the agency is set to lose ...
NASA proves growing plants in space is key to healthy astronaut life on Mars missions and deep space travel
Growing plants in space, once a distant dream, is now vital for long-duration missions. Astronauts have successfully ...
Did scientists just grow the first-ever space flower 'Zinnia' aboard ISS?
Growing plants in space is no longer a distant dream. Scientists and astronauts have been experimenting with growing plants in orbit. NASA astronaut S ...
Sen. Mark Kelly's political rise was years in the making. Here's what to know
Mark Kelly's four years in the Senate came after a career in the military, at NASA and on front lines of advocacy for gun ...
Opinion
The Case for Mark Kelly as Kamala Harris’ VP Pick
I n the blink of an eye on Sunday last, the 2024 presidential race was totally transformed by Joe Biden’s historic withdrawal, followed by his immediate “full support and endorsement” of running mate, ...
From remarkable ‘red lightning sprite’ to once-in-a-lifetime comet – 7 breathtaking snaps captured by Nasa astronauts
FROM roiling storms, rare comets and volcanic eruptions, there is lots to see aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Fortunately, astronauts are not only equipped with suites of scientific ...