Miriam Kramer
Miriam Kramer joined Space.com as a Staff Writer in December 2012. Since then, she has floated in weightlessness on a zero-gravity flight, felt the pull of 4-Gs in a trainer aircraft and watched rockets soar into space from Florida and Virginia. She also served as Space.com's lead space entertainment reporter, and enjoys all aspects of space news, astronomy and commercial spaceflight. Miriam has also presented space stories during live interviews with Fox News and other TV and radio outlets. She originally hails from Knoxville, Tennessee where she and her family would take trips to dark spots on the outskirts of town to watch meteor showers every year. She loves to travel and one day hopes to see the northern lights in person. Miriam is currently a space reporter with Axios, writing the Axios Space newsletter. You can follow Miriam on Twitter.
Latest articles by Miriam Kramer
8 Most Important Spaceflight Stories of 2014
By Miriam Kramer published
From accidents to soaring daredevils and space capsules, 2014 was a big year in spaceflight.
Welcome Home, Orion! NASA Space Capsule Back in Florida After Test Flight
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's first Orion space capsule — which made its spaceflight debut at the beginning of this month — is back in Florida after more than a week in transit.
Space Celebrities Sing in Final Episode of 'Colbert Report'
By Miriam Kramer published
TV personality Stephen Colbert ended his final episode of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" with a truly epic celebrity sing-along featuring more than a few space-themed surprises.
America's First One-Year Space Voyage Has Astronaut Excited
By Miriam Kramer published
A NASA astronaut is getting ready to be the first American to spend a continuous year in space, and he is excited.
SpaceX to Aim for Bulls-Eye Rocket Landing on Ocean Platform
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA Holds Off on Asteroid-Capture Mission Decision Until Early 2015
By Miriam Kramer published
Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Finds Water
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's Curiosity rover is continuing to help scientists piece together the mystery of how Mars lost its surface water over the course of billions of years.
Curiosity Rover Finds Methane on Mars: What It Could Mean for Life
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's Curiosity rover has recently made a surprising find on Mars that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if the Red Planet has ever supported life.
Geminid Meteor Shower Wows Skywatchers Around the World (Photos)
By Miriam Kramer published
The Geminid meteor shower amazed skywatchers willing to brave the cold to catch the annual display this weekend.
Geminid Meteor Shower Is Peaking Now: Watch It Live Online
By Miriam Kramer published
See the Geminid meteor shower peak tonight (Dec. 13) through three webcasts airing live online.
NASA Is 'All About That Space' in Hilarious Parody Music Video
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA is "all about that space, 'bout that space (space travel)" in a new music video recently released by the space agency.
Rosetta Spacecraft's Comet Water Discovery: What It Means for Earth
By Miriam Kramer published
Private MoonMail Project Will Launch Your Stuff to the Lunar Frontier
By Miriam Kramer published
What would you send to the moon? A precious family heirloom? A lock of hair? For a price, you could send a small object of your choosing to the lunar surface.
'Theory of Everything' Gets 4 Golden Globe Nominations
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's New Space Launch System Mega Rocket Won't Fly Until 2018
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's new mega rocket will probably not be launching for the first time in 2017, a NASA official said before the U.S. Congress today (Dec. 10).
Private Cargo Spacecraft Gets New Rocket Ride After Accident
By Miriam Kramer published
Phew! Giant Asteroid Not a Threat to Earth, NASA Says
By Miriam Kramer published
Claims that scientists have discovered a huge asteroid that could threaten Earth aren't correct, according to NASA.
NASA's Orion Spaceship Test a 'Textbook Spaceflight'
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's first capsule built to take humans to Mars just completed a seemingly flawless first test flight, and experts are overjoyed with the spacecraft's performance
Splashdown! NASA's Orion Spaceship Survives Epic Test Flight as New Era Begins
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's new Orion spacecraft, a deep-space capsule, survived an epic test flight on Friday (Dec. 5) paving the way forward for manned missions to asteroids and even Mars.
NASA to Make 2nd Attempt to Launch Orion Space Capsule: Watch It Live
By Miriam Kramer published
What It's Like to Wear a Spacesuit in Brooklyn
By Miriam Kramer published
I'm sweating. I can't easily move any part of my body, and although there are people all around me, I can't communicate without activating a radio. I'm pretty uncomfortable.
NASA's 21st-Century Space Capsule to Make Launch Debut Thursday
By Miriam Kramer published
NASA's newest capsule, designed to take astronauts into deep space, is read to launch to space for the first time tomorrow (Dec. 4).
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