NASA announced that it will soon be seeking applicants for its next class of potential astronauts to partake in long-duration missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and future deep space flights.

NASA and its international partners have assigned three new International Space Station crew members.

HOUSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and its international partners have assigned three new International Space Station crew members.

NASA will send two astronauts, a veteran undersea engineer and an experienced scientist into the ocean depths off Florida's east coast this month to test exploration concepts and learn more about working in an unforgiving, treacherous environment.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Dave Williams is hanging up his space suit. The Canadian Space Agency announced today in Longueuil, Que., that Williams will be retiring from active astronaut status effective Saturday.