Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited Earth twice before ...

Three new crewmates brings Expedition 73 to briefly include 10 members.

On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. Ahead of Glenn's spaceflight, Panorama was in Cocoa Beach, to gauge the ...

This charming Space Coast gem sits on the Indian River Lagoon, directly across from Kennedy Space Center, offering a front-row seat to rocket launches while maintaining the laid-back vibe of a town ...

Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions ...

As the Soviet Union put the first man in space in April of 1961, the Americans were already preparing a similar mission. Project Mercury's objective was to launch an American astronaut into orbit and ...

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from ...

There’s something magical about rounding a bend on an Indiana country road and suddenly coming face-to-propeller with a squadron of military aircraft standing at attention in the heartland. The ...

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely thanks to a soft robotic exosuit developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. Not only does the technology have extraterrestrial benefits, ...

The crew for China's next manned flight to its space station will include the country's youngest astronaut to undertake a space mission, authorities said Thursday, as well as four lab mice. The ...

The first seven winners in 1986 received $1,000 scholarships, funds donated from each of the Mercury 7 astronauts’ speaking engagements. Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 ...