The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying IM-2 successfully lifted off at 7:16 P.M. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Early next month, a robotic lander will arrive at the Moon's south pole bearing an eclectic ...

The 93-year-old marked the second time a privately built spacecraft has reached the lunar ... As the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 11, he played a crucial role in the historic moon landing on ...

It will deploy an ice-mining drill and mass spectrometer, a miniaturized rover, and a unique "hopper" craft to explore the interior ... Apollo 8 (the first crew-carrying Moon voyage) and Apollo 11 ...

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Soyuz that brought the first UK astronaut back to Earth and the only ...

One returned two amber glass cigar ashtrays used during the mission – preferred by the chain-smoking Apollo 11 Mission Control team as the smaller, square cigarette ashtrays filled too quickly – from ...

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The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

It's unclear when Starliner will fly again, and whether or not that mission will carry astronauts. More than six months after ...