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Posted on November 28, 2025

NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025

As NASA prepares for crewed Artemis missions, its astronauts are learning to use a new generation of spacesuits: the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, designed by Axiom Space.
Posted on November 27, 2025

Soyuz rocket launches US-Russian crew to International Space Station with Thanksgiving Day liftoff

Russia's Soyuz MS-28 crew — Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of Roscosmos and Chris Williams of NASA — launched for the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Nov. 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day.
Posted on November 25, 2025

Trump administration targets former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a former NASA astronaut, is under investigation for his participation in a short video reminding members of the U.S. military not to obey illegal orders.
Posted on November 25, 2025

Boeing’s next Starliner spacecraft to fly won’t carry NASA astronauts when it launches in April 2026

NASA and Boeing are also reducing the number of astronaut flights Boeing's Starliner will fly to the International Space Station.
Posted on November 22, 2025

Space junk strike on China’s astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say

The space-debris strike on China's Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is a wake-up call, say advocates of a space rescue capability — and also a call for an organization to shape that capacity.
Posted on November 14, 2025

China’s Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.
Posted on November 14, 2025

China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
Posted on November 11, 2025

India tests parachutes for Gaganyaan astronaut capsule (video)

India took another step toward its first-ever human spaceflight last week, successfully testing the parachute system for its Gaganyaan astronaut capsule.
Posted on November 11, 2025

Space rescue services needed? 2 ‘stranded’ astronaut incidents are a ‘massive wake-up call,’ experts say

China's decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts due to a possible space debris impact has led to discussion of space rescue planning — or lack of it.
Posted on November 10, 2025

New ‘exosuit’ with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars

A new "exosuit" was put through its paces with analog astronauts in Australia. The research team would love to try the suit out on the International Space Station, too.

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