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In the 1980s, This Special Camera Helped Turn Astronauts Into Cinematographers to Shoot the First Imax Movie Ever Filmed in Space
It takes a lot to be an astronaut. Today, American astronauts typically need a master’s degree in a STEM field, two years of ...
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Astronaut's new NASA portrait is a blast from the past: Space photo of the day
NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel captured Zena Cardman in a pose evocative of one of the first female astronaut's portraits.
After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
After Blue Origin's latest New Shepard launch that featured an all-women celebrity crew, many are wondering, are they now ...
Navy SEAL-turned-NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is on his first space mission to the ISS. See photos of him at work.
Jonny Kim was a doctor and Navy SEAL before becoming a NASA astronaut. He launched on Russian spacecraft Soyuz for his first ...
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After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
Does that make them an astronaut or are they just space tourists? And who gets to answer that question? It turns out there is no single definition of what qualifies one as an astronaut.