NASA via SWNS Christmas dinner in outer space coming up! Astronauts Suni Williams, 59, and Butch Wilmore, 61, have been in outer space since June — but although they will be spending Christmas ...

The state in space makes it difficult or dangerous for certain foods to be brought and consumed there, so they are banned. Here are the details as to why.

Another challenge of long-duration missions is staying mentally healthy. Astronauts are often confined to small spaces for ...

Blast off and spend 24 hours in space with the astronauts who completed NASA's first ever all-female spacewalk! Christina ...

Related: Astronauts Have Already Been in Space for Over 6 Months ... Williams said she and Wilmore were "feeling good, working out, eating right — it’s just awesome." "We have a lot of ...

"When astronauts go to space, they're often having to eat things that are vacuum packed, and that might not be very enjoyable," Ms Campbell-Clause said. "If we produce plants that have a full ...

Mental preparation is just as important as physical training. Being in space for long periods can be isolating and stressful, ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore won't be back on Earth before March, but they've got work to complete before they leave. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie ...