The ISS Phase I Shuttle-Mir program has reaffirmed what was learned on Skylab: that a manned space station can be surprisingly resilient in emergency situations. Much has been learned from the ...

After a three-day struggle, the cosmonauts aboard Mir have fixed their automatic steering system, allowing NASA to press ahead with plans to send space shuttle Discovery on one last docking flight ...

On Oct. 6, 1992, the United States and Russia signed an agreement to share astronauts and cosmonauts. Known as the Agreement on Human Spaceflight Cooperation, this plan laid out the details for the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A unique rehabilitation team was formed by NASA's Medical Operations Branch (MOB) at Johnson Space Center (JSC) to support the Mir-18 crew, ...

Space Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons today announced several key leadership changes within the office as it reorganizes and evolves following the Columbia accident. “This is a critical time for ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Despite all the smiles and upbeat talk--for the cameras, anyway--American astronauts who lived aboard the Mir space station were unhappier than their Russian crewmates.

The Board of Advisors of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation has selected NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations, William (Bill) H. Gerstenmaier, as the ...

Russian cosmonaut Valery Ryumin, who launched on four space station missions including the final U.S. space shuttle flight to dock with the former Mir outpost, has died. He was 82. Ryumin's death on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This NASA pin was owned by Dr. Sally ...

Behold, NASA's STS-1 shuttle flight of Columbia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's been 40 years since NASA's first space ...