From pureed meals to fresh greens: how space food is advancing to keep astronauts healthy

It has also revived our fascination with space food. As space missions become longer and more ambitious, food in space has ...
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America’s First Space Station Proved Humans Could Live and Work in Orbit for Months. Now, the Public Can See What It Looked Like in Person for the First Time in Eight Years

A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on view in a new gallery ...

Kentucky WWII veteran receives prestigious Purple Heart after decades-long wait

Just months before he turns 100, a Kentucky WWII veteran is receiving the prestigious Purple Heart after a decades-long wait.

NASA's lunar ambitions grow as moon base plans take shape

Could the moon become humanity's next home? NASA has a detailed plan to build a first-of-its kind lunar outpost where ...
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What it takes to sleep, eat, and work on an aircraft carrier for months

Welcome back to The Daily Navy, as we explore what it truly takes to sleep, eat, and work on an aircraft carrier for months ...

Imagine fixing a robot while flying at 28,000 kmph. NASA astronauts just did it

Chris Williams and Jessica Meir replaced a faulty wrist joint on the International Space Station's robotic arm during a complex mission carried out while the orbiting laboratory travelled around Earth ...

Video: Nasa lays out its plans for permanent base on the moon

The Moon Base is humanity's first lunar outpost, a place where astronauts will live, work, and explore near the moon's South ...