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The six astronauts on Atlantis' flight to the International Space Station include two former football players as well as several Gulf War veterans.
A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation.
Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront.
Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants — a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue.
The son of an Israeli astronaut who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster six years ago was killed Sunday when his F-16 warplane crashed on a routine training flight, the Israeli military said.
Mexico's president is so excited about a NASA astronaut of Mexican descent that he invited him to dinner when the astronaut returns to Earth.
He toiled in California's farm fields alongside his Mexican migrant worker parents and didn't learn English until he was 12. Now Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, is about to rocket into orbit.
A Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye because of ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak are getting married.
Astronaut John Grunsfeld has a new job lined up when he returns to Earth.
Former astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. will meet with President Obama in the Oval Office on Monday morning and likely will be nominated as the new NASA administrator, a senior administration official told NBC News on Thursday.
A former astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival has withdrawn a notice that she would seek an insanity defense.
A former astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival asked a judge Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against her because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence.
A former astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival asked Friday for another hearing in hopes of getting evidence seized from her car tossed out for trial.
Malaysian authorities will investigate allegations that the country's first astronaut collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in lecture fees in violation of an agreement with the government, a report said Sunday.
A Florida appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether evidence found in the car of a former astronaut accused of making 1,000-mile drive to confront a romantic rival should be allowed at her trial on charges of attempted kidnapping.
The world's next space tourist, a computer game wizard, said Wednesday he's spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million adventure this fall.
A science official says South Korea's first astronaut has left a hospital after recovering from neck and back pain apparently caused by her Russian spacecraft's unexpectedly steep descent to Earth last month.
South Korea's first astronaut says she will do her best to help her country develop its own space technology.
The combination of Snoopy and outer space proved irresistible to one eager bidder, who tendered the winning offer for the most expensive item sold Tuesday at an auction of air and space artifacts.
South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.
An artificial intelligence expert lost the chance to be South Korea's first citizen in space after reading and removing manuals from Russia's cosmonaut training center without authorization, the government said Monday.
As NASA astronaut Daniel Tani orbited Earth, hundreds of mourners filled a suburban Chicago church Sunday to remember his 90-year-old mother as someone who endured hardship to raise five children and worked until age 70.
NASA was reassigning the duties of an astronaut aboard the international space station as he grieved for his mother, who was killed when a train struck her vehicle.
Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.
Prosecutors on Thursday appealed a judge's order to strike the arrest interview and vehicle search of former astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking a romantic rival.
Astronaut Self-Portrait [PIC]Some time during a six-hour space walk last week, astronaut Robert Satcher managed to capture this shot of himself...via himself. Today, the STS-129 will be completing their third and final space walk. [NASA]
Atlantis astronaut's wife gives birth 220 miles belowJOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston--Astronaut Randy Bresnik carried out a spacewalk Saturday awaiting word of the birth of his second child.
Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: NASA's Lost Female AstronautsImagine if the first person on the moon had proclaimed, "That's one small step for woman, one giant leap for mankind."
Mystery Explained: Glow in Night Sky Was Astronaut Urine (Photo)The beautiful trail in the sky looked like a mysterious celestial event. In reality, it was urine.
Strap On 4 Homemade Rockets and Say Your PrayersJumping from an airplane is much too tame for Bob Maddox. He needs something a little more extreme. That's why he plans to strap himself to a four-engine pulse jet rocket, ride it to around 25,000 feet and then jump off.
Underwear in space: there's a type you can wear for a month and it doesn't smell!But don't worry. These aren't any ol' normal kind of underwear. These are high-tech briefs, designed by a team in Japan to be odor-free.
'Endurance undies' in spaceCAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) - IN WHAT might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists will check them out.
Time for private companies to place astronauts in orbit?One of the opinions of President Obama's Human Space Flight Review panel is that it's time for the agency to hand off shuttle trips to private firms.
Great video: Buzz Aldrin punches conspiracy theorist in the faceBuzz Aldrin was a fighter pilot and Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first men on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It must have been an incredible moment for them, going up into unknown space, walking on an unknown moon and wondering what lay in store for them on it.
Space Shuttle Poised for Sixth Launch Attempt TodayThe space shuttle is scheduled to take off tonight at 6:03 P.M. EDT from the Kennedy Space Center on it's sixth attempt to get this mission off the ground. Weather and a gas leak, since repaired, have hampered the blast off.
Couple in Astronaut Case to Marry - CBSNewsA Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye by the antics of a former astronaut are getting married.
Stunning pictures of 'hole in the clouds' as astronauts witness volcano eruption from the International Space StationA chance recording by astronauts on the International Space Station has captured the moment a volcano explosively erupted, sending massive shockwaves through the atmosphere.
Two Astronauts, Edgar Mitchell & Gordon Cooper, Claim to have seen UFOsTwo Astronauts, Dr. Edgar Mitchell & Gordon Cooper, Claim to have seen UFOs. These are/were two very well respected individuals who have/had nothing to gain by lying or fabricating information.
Former Astronaut Will Not Plead InsanityA former astronaut accused of driving 1,000 miles to confront a romantic rival has withdrawn a notice that she would seek an insanity defense.
Candy Corn In Space: More Than A SnackAstronauts are allowed special "crew preference" items when they go up in space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit chose candy corn for his five-and-a-half-month stint aboard the International Space Station. Find out what he did with it.
Russia Mulls Rocket Powered Landing, a 'First'If accepted, it would be the first time in history that a manned vehicle relied solely on rocket engines for touchdown. More Articles
Are UFOs real? Famous people who believedThe former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell has claimed that aliens exist and their visits are being covered up by the United States government. Mitchell is in good company in his beliefs.
Astronaut says aliens have visited earthApril 21) -- Earth Day may fall later this week, but as far as former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell and other UFO enthusiasts are concerned, the real story is happening elsewhere. Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, asserted Monday that extraterrestrial li …
Pakal,The Ancient AstronautIs the Mayan Pakal actually an astronaut? Here's an animated interpretation of the carving as that of a spaceship.
NASA Astronaut Currently Testing Magic Odor-Eating UnderpantsExcerpt: Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is a lucky man. He's one of the few humans who's been launched into space. He's on the ISS. And, perhaps most importantly, he's helping test a pair of magic underpants.
Astronaut to test flying carpetExcerpt: Astronaut Koichi Wakata will perform 16 tasks chosen from 1,597 suggested by hundreds of people in Japan. He will try out the "magic carpet that floats in the air" during his three-month stay at the International Space Station.
Ex-Astronaut Views on NASAFormer astronauts speak of the current state of NASA.
Virgin Galactic - New Mexico Sign Spaceport America Lease Agreement On December 31st, 2008, Virgin Galactic signed a 20 year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico.
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