Chinese astronauts’ spacesuit for 2030 moon visit unveiled

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has unveiled a new spacesuit designed for its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 and...

China sends its youngest-ever crew to space in quest to land astronauts on Moon by 2030

China’s focus on lunar missions aligns with its aspiration to put astronauts on the moon by 2030, rivaling the U.S. in the current glo...

From Navy SEAL to doctor to astronaut: Jonny Kim may set foot on the moon in 2024

Ever since he was a child, Jonny Kim, a highly decorated Navy SEAL and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, said he had always wanted to go...

28-year-old surgeon to be the third Japanese woman to go to space

Japan’s space agency revealed their two newest recruits on Tuesday: a surgeon and a disaster prevention specialist.  Ayu Yoneda, the younges...

Chinese astronauts return from 6-month mission in space

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, who spent half a year aboard China’s Tiangong space station, have safely made it back...

Video: Chinese astronauts deliver live science lessons from space

Three Chinese astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 14 flight crew gave a science lecture live from the Tiangong space station on Wednesday mornin...

Japanese woman conned out of $30,000 by ‘astronaut’ who promised marriage but was ‘stuck’ in space

A 65-year-old woman in Japan’s Shiga prefecture was conned out of millions of yen by a fraudster who claimed to be a Russian astronaut work...

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari conducts his first spacewalk

NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission commander Raja Chari conducted his first spacewalk on Tuesday. Chari, 44, spent almost seven hours in th...

Shenzhou-13 crew member becomes first female Chinese astronaut to complete spacewalk

Wang Yaping has become the first female astronaut from China to walk in space. Making history: Wang made her historic spacewalk from Sunday ...

Yusaku Maezawa to become third billionaire to enter space, first Japanese space tourist to visit the ISS

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is set to become the first Japanese space tourist to visit the International Space Station (ISS) this December. G...

4 Asian American Astronauts Are Going to the Moon in 2024

The 18 members of NASA’s Moon landing mission, called the Artemis program, have been revealed, and four of their members are of Asian descen...

First Asian Astronaut Phạm Tuân Went to Space 39 Years Ago Today

Phạm Tuân, a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and retired lieutenant general, made history 39 years ago for becoming the first ever Vietnam...

The First Asian-American Astronaut Who Went to S‌pa‌ce D‌i‌e‌d in the Challenger Ex‌pl‌os‌i‌on 33 Years Ago

NASA lost the first Asian-American astronaut to fly into space 33 years ago when the Challenger space shuttle ex‌pl‌od‌ed and k‌il‌l‌e‌‌d it...

Japan Offers $3,500 to Almost Anyone Who Will Live in a Fake Space Station For 2 Weeks

Japan’s space agency is in search for anyone willing to spend two weeks in isolation and away from the outside world for some good money. Ja...

Japanese Astronaut Causes Stir After Thinking He Grew 3.5 Inches in Space

After claiming to have gained a significant height increase in one month while on a mission to the International Space Station, a Japanese a...

Chinese-American Astronaut Reveals What Asian Kids Must to Do Achieve Their Dreams

Like many of us, Leroy Chiao, 57, looked up to the stars as a child and dreamed of reaching outer space one day. But unlike most people, he ...

Meet Two Incredibly Badass Asian Americans Who Could Be NASA’s Next Astronauts

Dr. Jonny Kim and Raja Chari are two impressive Asian Americans who made it into NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class, having been ch...

Japan’s First Astronaut Is The Last Person You’d Expect To Go To Space

If you thought it was only the astronauts who trained all their lives that get to go to space, now’s your chance to think again. While space...