Forty years later, Cheryl McNair remembers the shock of watching the Challenger space shuttle fall to pieces with her husband, astronaut Ronald McNair, onboard. “Now what?” Cheryl McNair, now in her ...

Humanity has changed an awful lot in the past 58 Years. The moon? Not so much. It was in 1968 that astronauts first drew near ...

This week, NASA enters the final stretch of preparations for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to circle the Moon in more than 50 years.

Astronauts are preparing to orbit the moon in February, paving the way for long-term exploration. We're about to witness the dawn of a new era in space travel!  ...

Mission: Astronaut features six immersive zones where guests can train like astronauts, conduct experiments, and explore the ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. One of the crew members called South Carolina home.

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took ...

Akron schoolgirl, a whiz in math and science, grew up to become a brilliant engineer, a pioneer astronaut and the second ...

Artemis II will flight-test Orion and the Space Launch System, introducing integrated spacecraft, rocket, and life-support systems designed for sustained human travel beyond low Earth orbit.

Instead, the shuttle exploded minutes after launching – killing all seven people on board: Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, ...

NASA's tributes to fallen astronauts serve as reminders of the importance of safety in space exploration, as do tributes to ...