When the ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975, an Apollo moonwalker was its first passenger, NASA's insignia was on display and Space ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will spend around 45 days in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar ...

Since then, Scott and his colleagues have participated in countless programs offered daily. The Astronaut Encounter program ...

NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts yet. The Astronaut Class of 1978, also known as the "Thirty-Five New Guys," included the first six female astronauts. One of those women, ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Moon program, arguing that the "Moon is a distraction" and that "we're ...

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Despite several pushbacks and delays, and provided some global catastrophe doesn't happen, NASA will eventually send humans to the Moon once more. That's expected to happen in 2027, when the crew ...

But Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aren’t like most of us. Ms. Williams and Mr. Wilmore, two NASA astronauts, left for the International Space Station on June 5 for what was intended to be an ...

International Space Station (ISS) astronauts spend the winter holiday season orbiting hundreds of miles above family and friends. But that’s not enough to kill the holiday spirit. “It’s a ...

By Teddy Rosenbluth In June, two NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, set out for what was expected to be an eight-day trip to the International Space Station. On Wednesday — around ...

As part of the shipment—designed to replenish food, scientific equipment, and mission supplies—Nasa decided to sprinkle in a little holiday magic for the astronauts. Along with the usual ...