Astronauts have been using a device known as the Fisher Space Pen since 1968. This pen was specially designed to work in zero-gravity environments by using pressurized nitrogen to expel ink.

Firefly Aerospsce’s Alpha ignites its engines for liftoff Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: Firefly Aerospace/Everyday Astronaut WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch ...

May 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to go into space.On May 5, 1961, Shepard's ...

Being as astronaut in outer space is a cool job! But it's also a career which comes with many challenges! Here is what life is like living on the International Space Station, or ISS from Canadian ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle reached orbit on its second launch Oct. 1, ... Credit: Firefly Aerospace/Everyday Astronaut. Firefly launched the first Alpha 13 months ago.

As Firefly Aerospace prepared to close out a two-week mission on the moon, its lander had one final gift to beam home: the first high-definition images of a lunar sunset.. The company's Blue Ghost ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully made a soft touchdown near an ancient volcanic feature on the moon’s near side early Sunday morning. CNN values your feedback 1.

Screenshot via Everyday Astronaut/Firefly Aerospace ... Firefly hopes to accommodate monthly flights by late 2022. The rocket, employing carbon composite materials, ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, carrying scientific instruments for NASA, landed on Sunday, aiming for a volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon's near side.

Blue Ghost, a moon lander from Firefly Aerospace, ... (The last astronaut to walk on the moon, Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan, first documented the theory more than 50 years ago.) ...

How Astronauts Perform Basic Everyday Tasks In Zero Gravity. Story by Aaron Greenbaum • 3w. T hanks to not-so-recent advances in technology, we can shoot just about anything into space, ...