The Must List

Asia Society Travels the Stars with Art in the Age of Artemis

From science fact to science fiction, this exhibit provides a glimpse into how outer space has inspired artists across Houston’s (and the world’s) many cultures.

03/03/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Space Walkers

There Are Worse Places to Be Stuck than in Space, It Turns Out

The two stranded astronauts are keeping busy in orbit, and NASA has a plan to bring them home very soon.

02/10/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Reaching The Moon

NASA’s New Space Program Will Take the First Person of Color to the Moon

An uncrewed launch in November, involves putting a woman and the first person of color on the moon.

09/29/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Q & A

Meet The First Houstonian In Space

Walker is the work of science fiction.

09/20/2021 By Catherine Wendlandt

Blast Off

Orangetheory—Yes, Orangetheory—Wants to Help with the Historic All-Female Spacewalk NASA Had to Scrap

Astronaut Anne McClain, a member of Orangetheory's Webster studio, was shut out of the historic moment when there weren't enough fitting spacesuits readily available for Friday's mission.

03/27/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Clutch City

Trim the Tree with These Houston-Inspired Ornaments

Get into the Christmas spirit with these Bayou City baubles.

11/26/2018 By Abby Ledoux

Houston's Darkest Hours

Tainted Love: The Astronaut Love Triangle That Led to Adult Diapers and Battery

When astronaut Bill Oefelein dumped fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak for someone else, Nowak didn't exactly take it well.

11/26/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Space, Summits and Speed

How Astronaut Scott Parazynski Pranked John Glenn, and Other Stories From an Extraordinary Life

With his memoir The Sky Below, American astronaut Scott Parazynski shares about overcoming some of life's greatest summits.

08/03/2017 By Hannah Lauritzen

Essay

Astronaut Peggy's Pool Promenade

A behind-the-scenes visit with the queen of astronauts, Peggy Whitson, at NASA's watery NBL.

09/14/2016 By Loreta Kovacic

NASA

Astronauts Are People Too

The quirks and perks behind the scenes at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, including NASA's own "air hockey table."

08/19/2016 By Miranda Proctor

The Right Stuff

The New Women of NASA

Four extraordinary women make up half of NASA’s most recent astronaut class—and they may go to Mars.

05/31/2016 By Steven Devadanam

Men of Style

Scott Kelly Is the Latest Astronaut to Get in the Watch Endorsement Game

Why pay Roger Federer when science's biggest rockstars will wear your watches in space?

04/05/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Books

The Wife Stuff

Astronauts get all the attention, but what about their wives? A new book examines life in Houston for the first NASA families.

06/14/2013 By Michael Hardy