Water floats in space, which can be problematic, so astronauts avoid using too much liquid. This floating water can interfere with equipment and cause damage if not handled properly.

In space, water comes pre-soaped in a special pouch of “no rinse body bath.” Astronauts squirt a dollop of soapy water out of the pouch through a straw; without gravity, the sphere of water ...

Astronauts faced unique challenges in space, from adjusting to weightlessness to dealing with everyday tasks like bathing and cleaning. The lack of gravity made activities such as emptying a bag ...

That’s when the space agency deemed the astronauts’ original ride — a ... is hosing the vehicle down with fresh water. The quick bath is designed to remove as much saltwater as possible.

But it's also not unheard of for NASA astronauts to remain in space for longer than 200 days. That's a milestone Williams and Wilmore hit long ago, but NASA and SpaceX are working to ensure they ...

US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — who have been stranded at the International Space Station for nine months for what was supposed to be a 10-day trip — are finally earthbound.

But their prolonged mission is not the first time astronaut crews have spent a longer duration in space than planned, NASA says. Both Wilmore and Williams transitioned to “long-duration ...

From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a variety of reasons over the decades of human spaceflight. By Claire Moses ...

The quick bath is designed to remove as much ... out a compact exercise machine that could one day help astronauts on missions to deep space who might be confined in spacecraft far smaller than ...