Astronauts
Individuals trained for space flight
The Astronaut’s Wife
Jan Evans recalls how it was for the families of moon voyagers in the Apollo era.
June 2013 |
By Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
Neil Armstrong, In His Own Words
The first moonwalker's storied aviation career
August 27, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Single Room, Earth View
America's first woman in space describes the beauty of Earth from orbit.
July 2012 |
By Sally Ride
My Other Vehicle Was a Spacecraft
Now that the space shuttle has retired, astronauts are rediscovering the joys of flying airplanes.
July 2012 |
By Phil Scott
An Astronaut’s Guide to Space Etiquette
How to be civilized on the space frontier, Chapter 6: Having company for dinner.
June 27, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Carrying the Load
The harness we wear to run on a treadmill in space is sort of like a backpack. But the engineering is way more complicated.
June 25, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
A Slice of Time Pie
On Space Station every hour is accounted for, and hardly a minute is wasted. Here's how my day is divided.
June 22, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Warm Regards
A Space Station group portrait, taken in thermal infrared.
June 19, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Beating Stray Light
If you want good pictures in space, make it as dark as you can.
June 18, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
From Us to You
Here's what we left inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule before we closed the hatch last month.
June 14, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
The Inquisitive Astronaut
Don Pettit turns his curiosity—and his camera—loose on board the International Space Station.
May 23, 2012 |
By The Editors
What Makes a Mission Name?
If you want to know what crew I'm on, be prepared for a long conversation.
May 16, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Hit the Books and Work on Your Car!
When something breaks on a spacecraft, you have to get your hands dirty.
April 27, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
