Astronaut

NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins has been touring New Zealand taking part in a programme to promote STEM subjects. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math subjects, and the… Audio

Now to Bluff, where locals have had the chance to meet a real NASA astronaut.

Dr Shannon Walker is the veteran of two space missions and was in Southland to launch a new science showcase.

Our… Video, Audio

Professor Bruce Greyson is the world's leading expert on near-death experiences. His search for answers is chronicled in his new book After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about… Audio

What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality. US space agency NASA has cancelled the first all-female spacewalk due to a lack of a spacesuit in… Video, Audio

The small Waikato town of Kihikihi is home to a space museum which has artefacts from the Russian and American space programmes, interactive activities and a real-time stream from an international… Audio, Gallery

Dan Barry is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three space flights, four spacewalks and two trips to the International Space Station. He retired from NASA in 2005 and started his own company… Audio