For months, the Artemis II crew and flight controllers have been simulating malfunctions to prepare for their upcoming trip ...

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

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is continuing their legacy.

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...

Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...

In 1961, a chimp went through brutal astronaut-style training and beat humans to key space milestones. This is the wild (and surprisingly intense) story of the space chimp era — and why it was more ...

Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr. was born in Seattle on Oct. 5, 1929. He graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. By graduation, Gordon had not yet set his sights on being one out ...

Four astronauts are making an abrupt exit from the International Space Station because one crew member is experiencing a medical concern. CNN’s Boris Sanchez is joined by retired astronaut Clayton ...

Former NASA astronaut Drew Feustel now advises the astronaut training program for the private space company Vast, which aims to put its Haven-1 station into orbit in May. For decades, space stations ...

HOUSTON, TX — Anna Menon, recently a mission specialist on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn flight, has been selected for NASA’s 2025 astronaut class, marking another milestone in a career already filled with ...

After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was erring on the side of caution and bringing a crew of four home in the coming days. By Kenneth Chang and ...

HELSINKI — China’s astronaut corps has completed a near month-long underground cave training, conducted in part to prepare for future crewed lunar landing missions. A team of 28 astronauts ...