"It is supposed to enter service with the Russian Navy and to start performing its combat tasks next year," the president added ...

That said, we know for sure that one person has taken alcohol into space, before drinking it on the Moon. During Apollo 11, the first human spaceflight to the lunar surface, Buzz Aldrin took wine and ...

Michigan's own Captain Jerry Linenger is, among other things, a retired United States Navy Flight Surgeon and NASA astronaut.

On March 23, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. March 22 (UPI) ...

Here's a look at some others who found themselves stuck in space — by choice or not — along with some cool spaceflight ...

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...

While stranded, Wilmore and Williams will have been providing vital data to help measure the impacts of prolonged stays – ...

Space agencies from around the world launched a total of 244 successful missions into orbit or space in 2024, which is the most in history. The US led the way with over half of those launches.

Before the International Space Station (ISS), the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of space stations, changing the course of human spaceflight forever. From Salyut and Mir to their lasting ...

A little over a decade later, the Soviet Union launched the first part of their much larger space station, Mir. This space station could only have three operators at once. Taking ten years to ...

They were sent by NASA to conduct scientific research, perform spacewalks, and contribute to station maintenance. Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov holds the record for the longest single spaceflight, ...