Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at 90
Cunningham, who served in the US Navy and Marine Corps, flying 54 missions as a fighter pilot before retiring with the rank of colonel, was selected as an astronaut in 1963 as part of Nasa's third astronaut class.
Nasa orders rare medical delay in launch of SpaceX mission to space station
Nasa said the issue was 'not a medical emergency and not related to Covid-19,' but declined to elaborate on the nature of the problem or say which astronaut was involved.
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
This was the country's longest-ever crewed mission and the latest landmark in Beijing's drive to become a major space power.
4 astronauts launched to space station
This ends almost a decade of international reliance on Russia for rides on its Soyuz rockets.
