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Claim that NASA astronauts get $66K starting salary doesn't add up

The figure was from 2019, and was a minimum as opposed to the starting salary. By 2025, NASA astronauts had starting salaries ...
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After 178 Days in Orbit, NASA Astronaut’s ‘Lightbulb Moment’ Exposes Humanity’s Biggest Lie

When NASA astronaut Ronald Garan looked down at Earth from 250 miles (402.34 km) above its surface, he didn’t just see ...

NASA mission to return to the Moon and the danger astronauts face

Organisations like NASA and NOAA keep an eye on the sun to forecast potential sources of danger. If a solar flare or Coronal ...

‘Our processing system will turn that into drinking water’: Learn how astronauts wash their hair in space

Washing hair in space requires patience and adaptation, but astronauts have developed efficient techniques to maintain ...

NASA astronaut set to blast off to space with special cards from father waiting for her at ISS

SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled for liftoff Thursday, carrying a crew to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Zena ...

Former astronaut twin brothers Mark and Scott Kelly on NASA cuts and challenges of being on ISS

Mark and Scott Kelly, twin brothers and former NASA astronauts, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about how the agency is set to lose ...
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Kate Rubins, 1st astronaut to sequence DNA in space, leaves NASA

NASA astronaut Kathleen “Kate” Rubins has retired from the space agency after 16 years, two missions on the International ...

NASA workforce cuts raise fears about safety for space missions

NASA and SpaceX are scheduled to launch another crew of astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday in the sort of mission that has given the U.S. space program an aura of triumph. But ...