Five women and three men from seven European countries are part of the European Space Agency's astronaut reserve pool. Here they practice a water rescue off Germany's Baltic coast. Jens Büttner/dpa ...

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Space changes you. It strengthens some muscles, weakens others, shifts fluids within your body, and realigns your sense of balance. NASA's Human Research Program works to understand—and sometimes even ...

If you're a space buff but haven't already seen the 1995 film "Apollo 13," it's worth the watch. It recreates the near-disaster mission marked by an oxygen tank explosion and emergency ocean-landing ...

"The great thing that I found when I began to live my life as an astronaut was that the world seemed so different. It was as if I was viewing my environment with a fresh pair of eyes." - John Barlow, ...

Once a trailblazing astronaut, Lisa Nowak’s career took a dramatic turn after she drove 1,500 km to confront her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend in a shocking confrontation. Nowak was once hailed as the ...