Tom Hanks is taking people on a virtual ride to the moon. At Space Center Houston, visitors can experience an immersive ...

During his tenure, he became an astronaut and served as a mission specialist on STS-55 in 1993 and the groundbreaking STS-63 flight in 1995 – which made him the first African American to walk in ...

Dr. James Carter, a space medicine specialist, explains, "Astronauts returning from long-duration missions experience significant physiological challenges. The process of walking again is not just ...

They are getting only a small fraction of the exercise we all get from just walking in gravity." Increased risk of cancer due to the heightened levels of radiation that astronauts are exposed to ...

Sunita Williams is an American astronaut of Indian-Slovenian descent ... and forgetting how to walk sheds light on the physical toll of space missions. Studies have shown that an extended stay ...

Scientists suggest th... The flags planted by Apollo astronauts on the moon are likely in poor condition due to harsh lunar conditions. Exposure to intense sunlight and micrometeoroid impacts ...

For the Artemis program astronauts, walking on the Moon will require new ways of thinking, the latest technology and innovative approaches to improve boot and spacesuit design. The Apollo program ...

And according to a newly released video from NASA astronaut Drew Feustel, one of those symptoms is being unable to walk a straight line with your eyes closed. Feustel posted the video to Twitter ...