A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Site 31 pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan recently, carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev, and NASA astronaut Christopher ...

Human space flight is usually clubbed with all other space activities and hence allotted to government space agencies, who tackle it with a rigid procedural approach. They usually possess large ...

The rigors of space travel could accelerate changes in the human body usually associated with aging. According to a new study of human tissues sent into low-Earth orbit, time in space reduces cell ...

SpaceX currently operates the only crew-capable spacecraft capable of reaching the International Space Station. Boeing has a similar spacecraft, but NASA is afraid to put people on it. Russia's only ...

Early prototypes of the SpaceX Starship super-capsule that Italy is chartering to speed its spaceflight and biotech experiments to Mars (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) With its ...

Human spaceflight is built on a simple paradox: the farther people travel from Earth, the more fragile their bodies and missions become. NASA has distilled that reality into five core hazards that ...

"The successful completion of this test marks another significant step toward qualifying the parachute system for human spaceflight." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

"If reproduction is ever to occur beyond Earth, it must do so with a clear commitment to safety, transparency and ethical ...

Scientists working with NASA have discovered evidence that human stem cells undergo accelerated aging when exposed to the rigors of spaceflight. The main culprits seem to be microgravity and cosmic ...