Training is underway for NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. The nearly two-year long process began this past September for the four men and six women of Astronaut Group 24.

“I wouldn’t characterize as they failed us,” Suni Williams said of their unexpected journey which Butch Wilmore said they all have some “blame” in.

The fix to this problem might come in the form of tools instead of changes to the spacesuit itself. Rubins said astronauts could use a staff, or something like a hiking pole, to brace themselves when they need to kneel or bend down. “That way I’m not trying to compress the suit and deal with my balance at the same time.”

Former Navy helicopter pilot Suni Williams made headlines when she and a colleague on the Starliner mission spent several months longer than planned at the International Space Station.

Hawley discussed the Challenger disaster, his role in the investigation, and his remembrance of Judith Resnik.

NASA's Suni Williams, who spent over 280 days stranded in space during Boeing Starliner's failed test flight, announced her retirement from the agency.

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.

The Akron native was among seven astronauts lost in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Decades later, her achievements and hometown ties still resonate.

The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.