Dayton astronaut Charles Bassett left a legacy, even without reaching space

Ohio astronaut Charles Bassett was set for space before a tragic crash ended his life at 34. His legacy lives on.
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International Moon Day: Neil Armstrong to Harrison Schmitt, 12 astronauts who walked on the Moon

The 12 NASA astronauts part of the Apollo program remain the only humans to reach the lunar surface.
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson became oldest woman to walk in space

Flight Engineer Whitson and Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough began their spacewalk at 7:23 p.m. EST Friday and completed it six hours and 32 minutes later. During their walk in space, Kimbrough ...
The Gazette

Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on moon, dies at 82

Eugene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon - an experience that he said made him 'belong to the universe,” died on Monday at the age of 82, the U.S. space agency said. Cernan, who was also ...
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Artemis astronauts will face big physical challenges as they deal with Earth’s gravity again: ‘Almost impossible to walk in a straight line’

They won't be "over" the moon even after returning from it. Following their historic 10-day flight around the moon, the intrepid Artemis II astronauts are slated to return to Earth Friday evening, ...
The Conversation

Do you want to be an astronaut? Career routes that can take you to space

In 2024, I flew on a microgravity, or zero G, parabolic flight with the European Space Agency (ESA). The aeroplane flew big arcs up and down in the sky. At the top of the arc I experienced 22 seconds ...