Astronauts | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/astronauts/RSS feed for AstronautsenTue, 09 Jun 2026 20:53:00 +0000NASA Announces the Crew of Artemis 3, Four Astronauts Who Will 'Take Calculated Risks' in Low-Earth Orbit and Pave the Way for a Future Moon Landinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-announces-the-crew-of-artemis-3-four-astronauts-who-will-take-calculated-risks-in-low-earth-orbit-and-pave-the-way-for-a-future-moon-landing-180988920/The mission, expected to launch next year, will practice meeting and docking with lunar landers developed by SpaceX and Blue OriginTue, 09 Jun 2026 20:53:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-announces-the-crew-of-artemis-3-four-astronauts-who-will-take-calculated-risks-in-low-earth-orbit-and-pave-the-way-for-a-future-moon-landing-180988920/Soviet Cosmonauts Trained at Star City as They Raced to Beat America to the Moon. Now, a New TV Series Imagines What Happened Behind the Base's Wallshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/soviet-cosmonauts-trained-at-star-city-as-they-raced-to-beat-america-to-the-moon-now-a-new-tv-series-imagines-what-happened-behind-the-bases-walls-180988823/Apple TV's "Star City" takes place in a world where the space race never came to an end. A spinoff of "For All Mankind," the show is told from the Soviet perspectiveWed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/soviet-cosmonauts-trained-at-star-city-as-they-raced-to-beat-america-to-the-moon-now-a-new-tv-series-imagines-what-happened-behind-the-bases-walls-180988823/