Mark Kelly Becomes 4th Astronaut Elected to Congress
After a special election in Arizona, the veteran spacefarer is set to become a senator
After a special election in Arizona, the veteran spacefarer is set to become a senator
Its commander Jim Lovell and pilot Fred Haise reflect on their fateful, flawed voyage to the moon
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
In 1983, Peterson performed the first spacewalk from a space shuttle
The crowdsourced effort intends to build replicas of the famed "galactic greeting cards," which are traveling out of the solar system on the Pioneer 10 and 11 space probes
As commander of the final Apollo mission in 1972, Cernan was the last human to walk on the moon
The last of NASA’s original seven astronauts to die, Glenn circled the planet three times in 1962
European Space Agency astronaut used an International Space Station treadmill to march 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) to the “finish line”
NASA wants the rocket engine to help launch astronauts on the agency's first crewed mission beyond Earth’s orbit since the last of the Apollo moon missions
Recovering and reusing rocket stages could significantly reduce launch costs
NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd recalls leading the first mission to the space station on November 2, 2000
Hydroponic farming is one small step toward self-sustaining space habitats
This 'cathedral' to the U.S. space race, dormant for 23 years, will be restored in time to commemorate the first moon landing's half-century anniversary
A new video simulation helps viewers experience the moments when the image was captured and what it was like inside the spacecraft at the time
More than 11,000 supporters donated to Planetary Resources' asteroid-hunting, publicly accessible telescope program
An accident is revealed as the true cause of Gagarin's crash during a test flight in 1968
Nefertiti lived on the International Space Station for 100 days this summer as part of an onboard science experiment
Atlantis is on the move, traveling almost 10 miles to reach its new location at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Moving the 70-metric-ton orbiter from LAX to the California Science Center is no easy task, but lucky Angelinos can watch the trek from viewing centers around the city
In a telephone interview the first American in orbit reflects on why his achievement still fascinates us: the flight's speed and duration helped
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