Chiao was selected to be an astronaut by NASA in 1991, and in 1996 he did his first space walk while carrying out a mission on the space shuttle Endeavor. Chiao said the experience was very exciting.

Leroy Garrett shared his thoughts about Johnny Bananas’ Pop the Balloon controversy after online critics claimed The Challenge star made a racist remark on the show.

Karen Read arrives for jury selection for her trial at Norfolk County Superior Court, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Charles Krupa / AP "I'm totally against it," added defense attorney ...

Today marks the beginning of the journey home for two astronauts who have unexpectedly been on the International Space Station for nine months. Former astronaut and ISS commander Leroy Chiao joins ...

NASA tracking 'city-killer' asteroid expected to come near Earth in 2032. NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Leroy Chiao discusses the latest track of the asteroid and how ...

Dr. Leroy Chiao gives a thumb up shortly after landing aboard the Soyuz-TMA-5 spacecraft in Kazakhstan in April 2005. AFP via Getty Images. The two objects were “10 feet to the left and 10 feet ...

Dr. Leroy Chiao gives a thumb up shortly after landing aboard the Soyuz-TMA-5 spacecraft in Kazakhstan in April 2005. AFP via Getty Images.

A former NASA commander has revealed that while piloting his private plane in Texas last summer he nearly had a collision with two mysterious “metallic, spherical orbs.” Astronaut Leroy Chiao ...

Former NASA Astronaut and Former International Space Station Commander, Leroy Chiao, weighs in on the stakes of SpaceX launching it's sixth starship test in Texas, and the possible concerns with ...

Astronaut Leroy Chiao (1960) commanded Expedition 10 of the International Space Station in 2005. Though Leroy fell below the top thousand in 2014, it soon returned, ranking 877th in 2023.