It was a tall order. The Mercury missions showed that astronauts could live in space for up to a full day. And the Gemini missions built on this experience to make spectacular progress.

October 11-12: After extensive redesign work, Apollo 7, commanded by Wally Schirra (the only astronaut to command Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions) enters earth orbit in the first test of the ...

Sunita Williams' astrological chart illuminates her success as an astronaut, emphasizing traits such as intelligence, ...

So, yeah. Our continued space adventures will likely include explosions and failed landings (but please not this week). But ...

Many of the country’s previous space programs, including Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, used ocean splashdowns as their method for returning astronauts to Earth’s surface. During SpaceX missions ...

The history of Texas’ legacy in the space race from the ’60s-’70s is a storied one, and it started with a lot of hard work by the Lone Star State to get America’s astronauts up to the stars.

November 11-15, 1966 - Serves as the commander of Gemini 12, with pilot Buzz Aldrin. December 21-27, 1968 - Along with crewmen Borman and William Anders, Lovell serves as command module pilot of ...