Read more astronauts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3253/astronauts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:47:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74658/atlantis-crew-finishes-mission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAstronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis finished the final spacewalk of their mission at the International Space Station today, clearing the way for their return Wednesday. Astronauts Robert Satcher and Randy Bresnik installed a science experiment that will test how materials, including a new kind of Teflon, hold up to...http://www.newser.com/story/74658/atlantis-crew-finishes-mission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74572/orbiting-astronaut-a-new-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRandolph Bresnik is a new dad, and almost literally over the moon—a day after taking his first spacewalk, the astronaut this morning announced the birth of his daughter, Abigail. His wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their second child back home in Houston last night at 11:04pm CST. They...http://www.newser.com/story/74572/orbiting-astronaut-a-new-dad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 9:14:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74161/space-shuttle-lifts-off-safely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpace shuttle Atlantis took off without a hitch this afternoon, departing Cape Canaveral, Fla., for the International Space Station. After a cloudy morning, the weather improved and the spacecraft lifted off on schedule at 2:28pm, carrying six astronauts—half of them first-timers in space—and two carriers filled with...http://www.newser.com/story/74161/space-shuttle-lifts-off-safely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:53:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74081/shuttle-launch-comes-with-real-world-tweetup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinal preparations for tomorrow's space shuttle launch include inspecting Atlantis, briefing the six-person crew, and making sure followers of NASA's Twitter feed can see from where they're sitting. The first 100 people to register for the event received 2-day passes that include an in-person look at the launch. "I'm certain...http://www.newser.com/story/74081/shuttle-launch-comes-with-real-world-tweetup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:01:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73732/diaper-astronaut-gets-light-sentence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEx-astronaut Lisa Nowak will serve a year of probation for the bizarre attack on a romantic rival in 2007. Nowak pleaded guilty to lesser charges of misdemeanor battery and burglary of an automobile. She drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando, famously telling police that she wore a diaper...http://www.newser.com/story/73732/diaper-astronaut-gets-light-sentence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70605/1st-clown-in-space-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCanadian billionaire Guy LaLiberte became the 7th paying tourist—and the first clown—in space when he blasted off early today to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft. LaLiberte, founder of Cirque de Soliel, says he plans to crack jokes and tickle the other astronauts' feet as well...http://www.newser.com/story/70605/1st-clown-in-space-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 2:37:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68382/nasa-briefly-lost-touch-with-spacewalking-astronauts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAstronauts walking outside the International Space Station lost communications with NASA ground control for 33 minutes today, Reuters reports, after a storm cut the link through a relay station on the Pacific island of Guam. “This is no safety of flight issue,” said a spokesman, who added that crewmates kept...http://www.newser.com/story/68382/nasa-briefly-lost-touch-with-spacewalking-astronauts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 22:50:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68344/send-astronauts-to-mars-and-leave-them-there.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most feasible way to get humans on Mars is to offer retirement-age astronauts one-way tickets to live out their last days on the red planet. Say what? It's not as crazy as it sounds, writes scientist Lawrence Krauss in the New York Times , who believes his plan would solve...http://www.newser.com/story/68344/send-astronauts-to-mars-and-leave-them-there.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 11:43:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith all the hoopla of the Apollo anniversary safely behind us, a White House panel is ready to deliver a sobering assessment of the nation's current moon plans: They're too expensive. The panel, set up by President Obama to review NASA's human space flight program, says the agency's budget is...http://www.newser.com/story/66862/nasa-cant-afford-to-visit-moon-by-2020.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 19:01:38 CDT