The first spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday, January 8, when astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman will step outside the ...

NASA will preview two January spacewalks at the International Space Station, outlining planned tasks, timelines, and astronaut roles during a media briefing ...

Aug. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain, seeking a western route to India, with a convoy of three small ships -- the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa ...

Astronauts making the last spacewalk of NASA's space shuttle era on Tuesday retrieved a broken pump from the International Space Station and installed a fill-er-up experiment for a robot.

Chinese astronauts just got an up-close look at the damage that space junk can cause. Two astronauts of the three-person Shenzhou 21 mission conducted an extravehicular activity (EVA) outside China's ...

Last month, Chinese astronauts on board the country’s Tiangong space station discovered cracks in the window of their return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20, which officials suspected were the result of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

"You'd be doing irreparable damage." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more ...

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...

A view from the forearm of the Tiangong robotic arm, showing Zhang Lu at work during the first Shenzhou-21 EVA. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — Two Shenzhou-21 astronauts embarked on the mission’s first ...

NASA will preview upcoming International Space Station spacewalks in a public briefing, detailing tasks and risks. Astronauts ...