NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.For the first time, there were ...
Before America could send astronauts into space, one test rocket barely cleared the pad—rising just four inches before ...
Following the highest ever cocktail party, barber shop and sushi restaurant, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS ...
"The first 20 women or so ... couldn't even imagine the reality or the possibility of becoming an astronaut except as they had read about it in science fiction." ...
Scott Carpenter, one of two remaining astronauts from NASA’s Mercury program and the second American to orbit the earth, died Wednesday at the age of 88. His family did not specify a cause of death, ...
HOUSTON, Texas, -- NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks on Friday, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will one day deliver another giant leap for mankind.
Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions ...