All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup this morning (~1:00am EST), FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular...

She was selected for astronaut training in 1990. "As the payload commander of two space shuttle missions, Janice was responsible for paving the way for experiments that we now perform on a daily basis on the International Space Station," chief...

In all, Voss racked up 49 days in orbit. "As the payload commander of two space shuttle missions, Janice was responsible for paving the way for experiments that we now perform on a daily basis on the International Space Station," chief astronaut Peggy...

However, the eager applicants are going to have some time to wait before they find out if they will be in the queue to blast off the planet, since the final candidates won't be chosen until the spring of 2013. "We will be looking for people who really...

Those who make the cut will be brought to the Johnson Space Center for further interviews, medical examinations and psychological testing. "We will be looking for people who really stand out," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the astronaut office at NASA's...

Those individuals will be invited to Johnson Space Center for in-person interviews and medical evaluations. "We will be looking for people who really stand out," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center and chair...