3 days ago · After making history on their journey around the moon, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen have come home.

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a …

3 days ago · The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.

1 day ago · The Artemis II astronauts flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds of NASA workers.

4 days ago · The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond.

Feb 15, 2026 · astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for “star” and “sailor,” commonly applied to an individual who has flown in outer space. More specifically, in the West, astronaut refers …

Apr 2, 2026 · Artemis II Astronauts Fly Away From Earth Toward the Moon After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head …

Apr 2, 2026 · NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have fired their engines and are blazing toward the moon. The so-called translunar injection came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and one …

Discover a definitive list of astronauts from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, and more. Explore bios, mission details, and careers of global space explorers, past and present. Your ultimate resource for astronaut …

Apr 1, 2026 · NASA launched its Artemis 2 mission today (April 1), sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.