When astronaut Snoopy was paraded through the streets of New York City in a bright orange spacesuit in 2022, a plush of the beagle was also onboard the Artemis I, which circled the moon on a 1.4 ...

Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space.

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It is named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space. During each launch, the rocket reaches initial speeds exceeding 2,000 mph – much faster than the speed of sound ...

At least one astronaut forgot to file until they had left for a moon mission. Just like the rest of us, NASA astronauts pay taxes. Astronauts are supposed to file taxes no matter where they are ...

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One is sensitive to light direction, the other to temperature—and both become a problem when an astronaut goes outside on a spacewalk. This has led to a new design. Astronauts love their watches.

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