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The spacecraft was then hoisted onto a specialized ship, and the four occupants -- Meir, American Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev -- were helped out one by one.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The unusual nature of the astronaut data helped researchers overcome some of that variability and strengthened confidence in the pattern they observed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Scott Tingle, chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson, likewise highlighted the influence the two astronauts have had on NASA's astronaut corps.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 1961, as astronaut Alan Shepard sat aboard his Redstone rocket waiting to become the first American launched in space, hours of delays forced him to urinate in his space suit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She also used to be an astronaut, one of the few female African American ones.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Along with everyday necessities for the astronauts, Dragon brought an unusual collection of scientific experiments that could help researchers develop new medical treatments and better understand how materials behave in space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Standing alongside legendary astronauts like Neil Armstrong and Dick Gordon, a schoolboy from Lancashire was there to see the final manned lunar landing mission.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

NASA’s Low Earth Orbit Program provides reliable access to space while maximizing research and development by partnering with private U.S. companies, including SpaceX, to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

To unleash our energy, to rebuild our factories, to return our astronauts to the moon and launch a new age of exploration in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Computers working in the Space Task Group and the astronauts, whose office was the same building, often ran into each other going to and coming from the bathrooms.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly