On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. The space shuttle ...

As NASA’s Artemis program advances following its first crewed mission to the moon April 10, former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar ...

In 1987, I met Space Shuttle Mission Specialist Dr Mary L Cleave who had flown on Flight STS 61 on the Atlantis shuttle from ...

White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico played a crucial role in the US space program, from early rocket tests to the moon ...

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.

When Artemis II blasts off for its lunar flyby, its powerful SLS rocket will include some "heritage hardware." The core engines are mostly recycled space shuttle engines, along with some reused ...

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: ...

The Artemis II astronauts arrived to Kennedy Space Center on Friday with a chance to launch as early as next Wednesday.

Launch recap: Liftoff! Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B. The astronauts are off on the historic mission around the moon. Original story: It is a ...

South Texas native and longtime NASA employee Edward González played a key role in helping get the space agency's Artemis ...

According to whoisinspace.com, a total of 791 humans have become astronauts. The four Artemis II crew members raised the ...