In rare and historic occasions, though, these dangers lead to astronauts becoming stranded. The news of the week in space exploration must be the return home of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore ...

Water floats in space, which can be problematic, so astronauts avoid using too much liquid. This floating water can interfere with equipment and cause damage if not handled properly.

Two NASA astronauts who have spent the last nine ... return capsule caused the pilots to endure another month floating in space. Yet by Sunday, March 16, their rescue crew had arrived and the ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just introduced herself to three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). “We hit the ground running (or floating??) here on the space ...

Have you ever wondered why female astronauts in the ... ve observed Sunita Williams in her space footages available online, you can see her hair open and floating most of the time.

The new crew will be stationed on the ISS for roughly six months, which is the standard rotation time for astronauts and cosmonauts onboard the floating space station.

March 18 (UPI) --Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded at the International Space Station for nine ... along with video of the capsule floating down under parachutes ...