Astronaut

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Michaela Benthaus, a European Space Agency engineer in a wheelchair, became the first person with this disability in space: "I loved the view, microgravity, and the flight upwards."

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Blue Origin’s Mission NS-37.
An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint research station with China, as global space competition intensifies.

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A Long March-7 Y5 rocket carrying Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft, with supplies for the Chinese space station under construction, takes off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 10, 2022

China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25, state media reports

The Shenzhou-22 will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, state news agency Xinhua reported, as with all other recent Shenzhou missions.

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Astronauts at the International Space Station.

Chinese astronauts begin return to Earth after space debris impact

The threat has prompted calls for rival space powers US and China to collaborate on space debris mitigation and satellite traffic rules, though US law largely bars NASA from working with Beijing.

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Chinese astronauts' return delayed to Earth after debris hits spacecraft

China’s space agency said that the delay was to ensure the astronauts’ safety and health and has not yet announced alternative dates for Dong, Zhongrui, and Jie’s return.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie attend a see-off ceremony for the Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China April 24, 2025.

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at age 97, NASA says

Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission around the moon and back, has died.

AUGUST 8, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jim Lovell

SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission

While normal crew rotation missions last roughly six months, the Crew-11 crew may be the first to settle into a new routine time of eight months.

AUGUST 1, 2025ByREUTERS
A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

Netflix to stream live NASA launches and missions

NASA hopes the partnership will help bring excitement to space exploration through live streams of launches and astronaut activities.

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke and steam billow across Launch Complex 39B as the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121.

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after a nine-month ISS mission, extended due to Boeing Starliner delays.

MARCH 18, 2025ByREUTERS
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and NASA astronaut Nick Hague, undocks from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

Chinese astronauts achieve artificial photosynthesis in space, producing oxygen and fuel

Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao recalls sighting mysterious metallic spheres over Texas

Chiao speculates objects may be military drones, saying 'if it's not that, then it gets a little more scary.'

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leroy Chiao at the world premiere of "The Astronaut Farmer."

Chinese crew completes unprecedented 9-hour mission outside space station

During the spacewalk, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong installed a debris protection system with support from the station's robotic arm.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A full size model of China's space station is on display during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.

Emily Calandreilli, the 100th woman in space, receives hate from internet trolls

Shortly after her reaction video was posted, trolls reacted with hateful and sexualized comments.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emily Calandrelli's reaction to seeing Earth from space

Space or stress? Astronauts in orbit are a little bit dumber, study shows

Processing speed, working memory, and attention, slowed down during the astronauts’ time in orbit.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Astronaut in orbit. Illustration.