Space Travel
The International Space Station Is Open for Business—and Tourists
NASA is relaxing its restrictions on commercial activities on the ISS as part of an effort to free up funding for other projects
A Cross-Country Guide to Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
It's been half a century since humankind touched down on the surface of the moon, and we're not done praising the feat
We Chose to Go to the Moon
A collection of stories to celebrate the semicentennial of the Apollo 11 mission
In Celebration of 50 Years Since the Moon Landing, Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Set to Return to Public View
Duplicates of the 3D scanned historic Apollo artifact will also tour Major League ballparks this summer
Yes, the United States Certainly DID Land Humans on the Moon
Moon-landing deniers, says space scholar and former NASA chief historian Roger Launius, are full of stuff and nonsense
The Paraglider That NASA Could Have Used, but Didn't, to Bring Astronauts Back to Earth
Francis Rogallo's invention would have brought returning space vehicles in for a runway landing, instead of an ocean splashdown
Christina Koch Is Scheduled to Spend 328 Days in Space—a Record for Women Astronauts
‘It feels awesome,’ Koch said of the milestone
What Was the World's First Currency and More Questions From Our Readers
You've got questions, we've got experts
The First Group of Female Cosmonauts Were Trained to Conquer the Final Frontier
Two decades before the first American woman flew to space, a group of female cosmonauts trained in Star City of the Soviet Union
NASA's Study of Astronaut Twins Creates a Portrait of What a Year in Space Does to the Human Body
Wide-ranging research compares astronaut Scott Kelly to his earthbound twin brother, Mark
NASA Is Recruiting Women to Stay in Bed for Two Months
The gig pays around $18,500, but this is no dream job
NASA Cancels First All-Female Spacewalk Due to Spacesuit Size Issues
NASA didn’t have two properly fitting and space-ready suits for both women
Rita Rapp Fed America’s Space Travelers
NASA’s food packages now in the collections of the Air and Space Museum tell the story of how a physiologist brought better eating to outer space
The Engine Powering the Future of Civilian Spaceflight Enters the Collections
SpaceShipTwo’s historic rocket motor lands at the National Air and Space Museum
Europe's 2020 Mars Rover Named for DNA Pioneer Rosalind Franklin
The U.K.-built vehicle is due to launch to the Red Planet next year
A Smithsonian Researcher Reflects on What It Will Take to Land Humans on Mars
In a new book on space exploration, Smithsonian curator emeritus Roger D. Launius predicts boots on the Red Planet ground by the 2030s
The Cotton Plant That Sprouted on the Far Side of the Moon Has Died
China, which is manning the first probe to land on the lunar far side, was hoping to find out how plants fare in outer space
NASA Won’t Be Going ‘Back’ to the Moon—It Wants to Go Beyond It
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
New Catalogue Describes Everything We’ve Sent Into Space
Entries include Doritos’ advertisement, Klingon Opera invitation, Beatles song
In the Wake of Apollo’s 'Giant Leap,' What’s Next for Lunar Exploration?
A new Smithsonian Book unpacks the possible future of missions to the Moon
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