The Apollo program is arguably the most famous achievement of the United States regime, but how much do you really know about ...

Four private astronauts have embarked on a historic journey, becoming the first humans to orbit both the North and South ...

The unbelievable story behind the ‘most terrifying’ image NASA has ever taken of astronaut Bruce McCandless II who did the first-ever untethered spacewalk.

Sixty years ago, a NASA astronaut’s antics on a spaceflight into low-Earth orbit sparked a national controversy in the U.S.

From the lunar landing to the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, here are some bold space missions in history.

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

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

On March 13, 2025, the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California, will serve as the backdrop for a momentous occasion as Ethel L. Lee, affectionately known as “Space Shuttle Ethel,” ...

Sputnik 1, the first human-made satellite, was launched on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the space age. On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yury A. Gagarin made history as the first human ...

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

What exactly happens to the body in space and what are the risks? In space, astronauts are exposed to varied and increased ...