One moment occurred in 1984 when NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first human to spacewalk or float free from ...

Since the dawn of the space age, human exploration beyond Earth's atmosphere has served as the definitive showcase for ...

The Spiral’s primary mission, had it made it beyond the test stage, would have been a combination of reconnaissance and ...

Apollo 9 astronaut and longtime Sonoma resident Rusty Schweickart spoke to a sold-out crowd after the Sonoma International Film Festival’s screening of the new documentary, “Apollo 1” on Saturday, ...

Before Neil Armstrong's legendary first steps on the Moon in 1969, Nasa had to ensure that the lunar surface was well-mapped ...

SpaceX on Monday launched a Falcon 9 rocked carrying a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense from Cape ...

No one has been back to the moon for over 50 years, but the reasons why are multifaceted and not obvious at first glance.

That isn’t real.” My immigrant grandfather Andrew said this in Greek to my parents as they watched the live broadcast on ...

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

People have been left surprised to learn the amount of money Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin claimed back from his historic ...

Firefly originally intended to develop a spacecraft based on the design of Israel's Beresheet lander, which was the first ...

The pair of Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International Space Station are finally on their way back to Earth after a planned eight-day trip turned into more than 9 1/2 months in space ...