There is no single definition of "astronaut," leading to debate over who qualifies for the title. Reaching the Kármán line (62 miles above sea level) is a common benchmark, but NASA and the Air ...

Sunita Williams’ salary as a NASA astronaut As a NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams gets paid based on the US government's General Schedule (GS) pay scale, grades GS-13 to GS-15, based on ...

Jethro Tull’s new album ‘Curious Ruminant’ as a curious diversion in the track ‘Over Jerusalem’. 3 minutes 17 seconds into the new song, it becomes ‘Thick As A Brick’. Ian Anderson ...

"I think the stereotype of an astronaut is that you have to be this super human ... medically perfect," Rogge said. "But we should flip this question and be like 'Okay, how do we design living and ...

Russian space craft docks with ISS NASA's Jonathan Kim enters space station Putin envoy hails U.S.-Russian cooperation ISS now has 10 people on board - NASA BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, April 8 (Reuters ...

Ellen Ochoa — the first Latina in space — who has charted an inspirational career path from her early days as a researcher, to her four missions as an astronaut, to heading up NASA’s ...

Sunita Williams' extraordinary career in space exploration includes setting records for the longest spacewalk by a woman and becoming the second-longest-serving female astronaut. Initially ...

MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — Former NASA astronaut Dr. José M. Hernández spoke to a packed crowd at McLennan Community College, describing his inspirational journey from farmworker in California ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim can add going to space to his incomparable résumé. Kim launched on an expedition to the ISS earlier this week to serve as a flight engineer. Before NASA, he was an ...