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 Da

Published: Feb. 8, 2012 at 2:14 PM SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Janice Voss, former NASA astronaut and one of only six women to go into space five times, has died in Arizona, her alma mater Purdue University reported. Voss, 55, died Monday in Scott

Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. , where she was being treated for breast cancer, Voss' alma mater Purdue University reported Tuesday. Between 1993 and 2000 Voss flew on f

NASA has received the second-highest number of astronaut applications ever for the 21st astronaut class when more than 6,300 people signed up to be space invaders. The US space agency usually receives around 2,500 to 3,500 applications when it announces

NASA astronaut class member Mark Vande Hei and navy instructor Victor Mower conduct water survival training at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. (NASA/James Blair/Associated Press) NASA has received 6,300 applications from people wanting to be astr

More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examination

NASA may not have space shuttles to launch people into the final frontier anymore, but that hasn't stopped Americans from lining up in droves for the chance to join the agency's iconic astronaut corps during the latest recruitment drive. The U.S. space a

Astronauts may not be as famous as the great Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong these days, but it hasn’t stopped individuals from applying to the U.S. space agency. NASA received its second highest number of astronaut applications between November 15, 2011

HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process,

The U.S. astronaut who is co-holder of the record for the greatest number of flights into space has retired from NASA, the agency announced. Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, spent more than three decades with NASA, talling m

RELEASE : 12-038 HOUSTON -- Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency. A veteran of five spaceflights, Lucid logged more than 223 days in space, and from A

Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, has retired from NASA. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Ross spent almost 1,400 hours in space and conducted nine spacewalks to rank third on the list of most extravehicular

Sleep Cycle Shift: In preparation for tonight's docking of Progress M-14/46P (#414) at ~7:09pm EST, the crew's sleep cycle was adjusted today, with a 4h 30m "nap" inserted to extend working hours until 1:30am tomorrow morning: Wake: today 1:00am EST, Nap

RELEASE : 12-024 HOUSTON -- Individuals interested in becoming America's future space explorers have until Friday to submit their applications. The deadline to apply for NASA's next astronaut class is Jan. 27. The agency typically receives as many as 3,5

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

CAPE CANAVERAL — The commander of NASAs final space shuttle flight is leaving the agency after leading what a colleague called a fitting tribute to the thousands of people who made the program possible. Chris Ferguson, a veteran of three shuttle missions