More than Sally Ride: Loren Grush explains how NASA’s first women astronauts changed space Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeIn the 1980s, NASA wanted space to become a booming business — and the first six women astronauts were meant to help get it off the ground. Continue reading…

How Crew-7 astronauts will study the effects of spaceflight on the human body Photo by Paul Hennessy / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA new crew recently arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), ready to begin a six-month stint of life in orbit. During its stay, Crew-7 will work on scientific research, including a new suite of experiments into the effects of spaceflight on the human body over time — information t…

NASA’s Crew-7 mission has launched four astronauts into orbit The Falcon-9 launches NASA’s Crew-7 mission into space. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The VergeSpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center this morning at 3:27AM ET, NASA announced today. The rocket pushed four astronauts on NASA’s Crew-7 mission into orbit before a scheduled Sunday morning dock with the International Space Station…