Only 370 people have been selected by NASA as astronauts, making it an extraordinarily small and elite group composed mostly of men. The latest additions — revealed during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson ...

An astronaut from Illinois was introduced as one of 10 candidates selected by NASA for potential future space missions. Find out about the new class.

NASA on Monday introduced the 10 people who will join the agency’s astronaut corps as it races to return humans to the moon.

Erin Overcash, from Goshen, Kentucky, was selected for NASA's new astronaut class on Monday, Sept. 22. Find out more about ...

The astronaut candidates will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low-Earth orbit and beyond ...

The world is entering its second age of exploration, this one in outer space. But there’s one big question: Will America get left behind? In the 21st century, America has seen enormous technological ...

SpaceX's lunar lander, the Starship Human Landing System, could be delayed for years. This puts a manned lunar mission planned for 2027 in doubt.

In September 2025, NASA declared that it was in the midst of a "Golden Age of innovation and exploration," and that a huge ...

HOUSTON — NASA has introduced its new class of astronaut candidates, some of whom may be among the first people to set foot ...

Safety watchdog doubts SpaceX can ready HLS in time for 2027 Artemis mission NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has cast doubt on SpaceX's Starship making the 2027 Artemis III lunar landing ...

NASA will announce the first class of astronauts in four years who could one day be eligible for missions to the moon and Mars.