One little-seen aspect of military training involves what to do if astronauts returning from space need saving from the sea.

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to remove ...

A U.S. military joint task force did some training recently off the Florida coast, preparing to help rescue astronauts from ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A joint military task force recently conducted search and rescue training off Florida’s east coast as ...

While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already ...

In the 1960s, the U.S. Navy was exploring the other "final frontier" -- the sea. A series of underwater habitats called "Sealabs" were constructed for scientific exploration on the ocean floor.

Other astronauts viewing the scene from the ISS have described it as Madagascar “bleeding into the ocean.” Sediment accumulation has even clogged waterways, preventing ships from traveling ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni ...

So, as the U.S. sees an uptick in crewed spaceflight operations, the military wants to make sure it can support astronaut retrieval at sea if needed. Staff Sgt. Nainoa Lehua, Human Space Flight ...