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Tennessee native, NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore retires after 25 years, three space trips

The 1981 Mt. Juliet High School graduate has logged 464 days in space over three flights during his NASA career.
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time

"When you're in your launch and entry suits, you're with the crew you're going to be on the pad with, that is absolutely ...

How the heck does an astronaut wash their hair in space? Here’s how

Water droplets can't be allowed to drift off, so washing your hair in microgravity is a little different to how you do it on Earth.
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Celebrities in space quiz: Do you know the stars among the stars?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Content Manager at Space.com. Formerly, she was the Science Communicator at JILA, a physics ...
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Astronauts who missed out last year finally get chance in space

Four astronauts have blasted off from Cape Canaveral ahead of a six-month stay at the International Space Station.

Astronauts set for launch to ISS as US, Russian space chiefs plan rare meeting

The heads of NASA and Russia's space agency will watch American, Russian, and Japanese astronauts launch to the International ...

Former astronaut twin brothers Mark and Scott Kelly on NASA cuts and challenges of being on ISS

Mark and Scott Kelly, twin brothers and former NASA astronauts, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about how the agency is set to lose ...
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Artemis 2 astronauts stress importance of their moon mission as NASA faces budget, workforce cuts: 'We have to move the needle.'

"The huge success of Artemis 1 is actually something we need to think about as a risk or even a threat to Artemis 2." ...