Even the toughest, smartest astronaut looks silly getting dressed for space. But a new suit design will make the process near-instantaneous. NASA’s New Space Suit Is Life-Saving, Slimming A ...

This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Space suits—designed to provide oxygen and consistent atmospheric pressure—have evolved from pressure suits for ...

Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will help keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Lunar Gateway moon-orbiting space ...

If you think the space race ended with the moon landing, it's time for an update. Space travel is slowly growing from the ultra-exclusive purview of governments to the environment of the exploring ...

A NASA astronaut, about to leave the airlock to embark on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station ... leak just moments after switching her suit to battery power.

NASA is in need of new leadership and guidance lest a bedrock of its programs, the increasing reliance on the commercial sector to accomplish tasks in a timely and cost-effective manner, including ...

This unique suit will protect astronauts during the planned Artemis III mission, part of a broad space exploration program ...

Space exploration is a dangerous business ... challenge for an astronaut similarly kitted out in their own bulky suit. So, NASA decided to address it as precisely that—a challenge—and ask ...