Astronauts

• NASA is scheduled to announce the crew for the Artemis 3 docking mission on June 9. • The mission will take place next year and involves a critical docking maneuver in Earth orbit. • The agency has narrowed down a shortlist of astronaut contenders, with several front-runners emerging for the selection.

• On June 5, 2026, at 13:04 UTC, NASA ordered astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to don spacesuits and prepare for potential evacuation. • The emergency was triggered by a worsening air leak located in the PrK transfer tunnel within the Russian Zvezda service module. • This incident represents a critical safety risk to the crew, necessitating immediate shelter and the readiness of evacuation protocols to prevent loss of life.

• NASA instructed astronauts to return to their normal duties on the International Space Station after pausing "safe haven procedures." • The emergency measures were implemented for two hours while the Russian crew attempted to repair an air leak on the station. • This incident highlights the critical nature of pressure maintenance and the interdependence of the five partner agencies, including NASA and Roscosmos, in managing orbital safety.

Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratoryAstronauts onboard the International Space Station have been ordered to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air in its portion of the orbital laboratory, Nasa has said.More details soon … Continue reading...

Four astronauts are set to become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the sixth day of the missionArtemis II astronauts are on course to set a new distance record Monday when they fly by the moon without stopping there – and then swing around for planet Earth.The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the US space agency Nasa; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will become Earth’s farthest travelled, going 5,000 miles (8,047km) beyond the moon, exceeding the distance record set by 1970’s ill-fated Apollo 13. Continue reading...

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever venturedAstronauts on the historic Artemis II mission are expected to reach the far side of the moon on Monday, venturing deeper into space than any humans before them.Nasa has reported satisfaction with progress toward the lunar fly-round since the team’s launch on Wednesday, with the three Americans and one Canadian on course to break the record for maximum range from Earth just as a total solar eclipse awaits. Continue reading...

Capsule’s engine fires up for six minutes, putting crew on track to reach farthest distance travelled by humans in spaceThe four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are approaching 100,000 miles from Earth as they head towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled into space.The crew have left Earth’s orbit and fired their engines on Thursday for a “translunar injection”, sending the Orion capsule on its trajectory towards the moon. Continue reading...