A German aerospace engineer who uses a wheelchair has just rewritten the rules of who belongs in space. By riding a ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

Gotian said one of the keys to success is "hard work coupled with that intrinsic motivation and knowing what to pivot." ...

On June 28, 1983, Sally Ride became the first female in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. In September 1983, NASA announced that Anna would become the first mother to go into space when she was ...

A brief commercial flight with space tourism company Blue Origin made Michaela "Michi" Benthaus' childhood dream come true ...

Darla Hutton started Intuitive women’s group to increase representation and improve device design in ways that are still ...

If you thought 2025 was an exciting year for spaceflight, just wait until 2026. Here's a look at six missions that could define the year.

On March 31, SpaceX launched the private Fram2 mission, which sent four private astronauts on a 3.5-day mission to Earth ...

Saturday's launch marked Blue Origin's 16th New Shepard flight with passengers aboard since Bezos, his brother and two others ...

An engineer from Germany has become the world's first wheelchair user to go into space. Michaela Benthaus, who suffered a ...

Houston, the site of mission control for astronaut training, just got two new additions from Texas. Rebecca Lawler and Anna ...

NASA announces the SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, naming the four astronauts, their roles, and the mission goals ahead of a 2026 launch ...