Engineers fix fuel leaks and a sensor malfunction that canceled launch on Monday; 332-foot rocket will take off from Florida with no astronauts, go around moon

First woman and next man on moon will come from this elite group made up of 9 men and 9 women; space agency hoping for manned lunar landing in 2024, first since 1972

With 7 months on International Space Station and historic all-female space walks behind her, trailblazing child of Iraqi-born Israeli sets sights on Artemis moon landing project

Jessica Meir says it will be difficult to forego embraces with family and friends as she gets to grips with a new culture of physical distancing

Jessica Meir and colleague Andrew Morgan due to splash back down Friday after months at International Space Station; she says it was 'surreal' to watch virus crisis unfold

Russian space officials have taken extra precautions to protect the team during training and pre-flight preparations as the coronavirus outbreak has swept the world

Speaking from the International Space Station via the US's Jerusalem embassy Twitter account, Jessica Meir urges earthlings to look after both their physical and mental health

Jessica Meir looks down from International Space Station on city where her father was raised, as, along with the rest of the world, it battles coronavirus

Jessica Meir shows off her holiday cheer with menorah-festooned socks floating 408 kilometers above a cloud-draped Earth

Jessica Meir posts photos of the Middle East and says it's part of the journey her Iraqi-born dad took, reaching US via Israel, Lebanon, Switzerland and Sweden