Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value.

NASA confirmed in a report that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano almost died during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2013. The E ...

The Z-2 is the newest prototype, with a bubble helmet, hard upper torso ... and technology grows apace. Space historian Roger Launius says the first suits were based on what jet pilots wore.

Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space ... and a parachute pack. The suit, consisting of helmet, communication assembly, torso, gloves and boots, provides counterpressure ...

"The helmet is custom manufactured using 3D ... to build spaceships that can ferry astronauts to and from the space station. The suits had been in space before — but not on people Behnken ...