The space suits worn during SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission are a sci-fi reimagining of NASA's classic marshmallow suits. There ...

In 1967, the CIA's A-12 "Oxcart" spy plane, a predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, flew high-risk reconnaissance missions over ...

And the spacewalk wasn’t the only breakthrough for the mission. On Sept. 10, Polaris Dawn set a new altitude record for a crewed spacecraft in Earth orbit, soaring to 870 miles up, surpassing the ...

A billionaire is conducting the first private spacewalk, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavor hundreds of miles above Earth.

The very first spacewalk was completed in 1965 by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. For the next 59 years, only astronauts working for the American, Russian, and Chinese governments have left their ...

The four crew of Polaris Dawn can breathe easy again after having vented the entire atmosphere of their SpaceX Crew Dragon so ...

A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as "a ...

Considered one of the riskiest parts of spaceflight, spacewalks have been the sole realm of professional astronauts since the ...

"In a temporary situation, we would not have suits for Butch ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Such an accident has happened before, when the ...

But what do astronauts really wear in space? Let’s unpack the essentials. The Space Suit: Your Personal Spacecraft When you think of spacewear, the iconic spacesuit likely comes to mind. And for a ...