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During training, Neil Armstrong practices attaching a Hasselblad camera to a mount on his suit. Buzz Aldrin helps him see what he's doing by raising his visor.

‘Isn’t That Something!’: Looking Back at the Moon Landing (in Photos)

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first spaceflight to put humans on the moon. We went into the NASA archives of the Apollo 11 mission to remember the uncertainty and wonder of that week in 1969.

Maxine Speier

NASA astronaut Christina Koch gestures from inside a bus shortly before her expedition launched at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 14th, 2019.

NASA Says It Hopes to Accommodate Smaller Sizes in a New Space Suit Planned for the Mid-2020s

Though the agency eliminated the extra-small and small in previous space suits, NASA's lead spokesperson says sizing will factor into new designs.

Emily Moon

NASA astronaut Anne McClain reacts as her space suit is tested prior to the launch onboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 3rd, 2018.

Why NASA Canceled the First All-Female Space Walk

Can the space suits of tomorrow overcome the gender disparities of today?

Emily Moon

Economics

How Astronauts Compare to the Rest of the U.S. Workforce

0.00003 percent of working Americans are astronauts.

Francie Diep

Environment

Should Humans Really Go to Mars?

We must consider the possibility that going to Mars is just as much an act of grief in denial as an act of triumph in achievement.

Alana Massey

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Aspiring Astronaut and Polymath Who Sees Patterns in Just About Everything

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

Social Justice

What Spending a Year in Space Does to Your Mind

It's stressful, but transcendental too.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

NASA Attempts to Conquer One of the Great Challenges of Space Travel: Menu Fatigue

Meet the six-person team working high on the dry, volcanic terrain of Mauna Loa—an area remarkably similar to the Martian landscape—to develop new foods for astronauts.

Bonnie Tsui