MERRITT ISLAND, Florida -- Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson is heading back into space on Sunday. NASA officials say the weather looks favorable for the afternoon launch of the Space-X Dragon from the ...

Like many lifelong learners, astronaut Peggy Whitson says she found a way to grow her space skillset — even after 695 total days in orbit. Peggy Whitson, the commander of Axiom Space's fourth crewed ...

America's most experienced astronaut and three international crewmates plunged back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule early Tuesday, closing out a 20-day commercial flight to the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Many people have enjoyed that "new car smell," but very few have experienced a new spacecraft smell. On Wednesday, four space explorers from four countries launched on a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, ferried there by SpaceX on a private ...

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says her two main goals were met during the recent Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station. Whitson says she wanted to create not only a high-performing ...

This image provided by NASA shows visiting crew in dark blue, Hungary's Tibor Kapu, left, Axiom Space's Peggy Whitson, center left, India's Shubhanshu Shukla, center right, and Poland's Slawosz ...

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson added to her record-breaking career by becoming the oldest woman in space. Her mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Astronaut Peggy Whitson has another record under her space belt. Early Monday, the International Space Station commander surpassed the record of 534 days, two hours and 48 ...