Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

It is not every day that I can sit down and talk with a former NASA astronaut and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, but that is exactly what happened when I recently met and talked ...

NASA recently offered a rundown of the entire menu aboard its upcoming, 10-day Artemis II lunar mission. The long and short ...

The aeronautics and space agency is scheduled to send four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, the first ...

A: Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 16 splashed down in April of 1972. This will be the first crewed flight of NASA’s Artemis campaign through which we’ll establish ...

It’s a bit of a shock when somebody younger starts lecturing you about the historical events you lived through.

When a piece of foam struck Columbia’s wing in 2003, the damage went unnoticed until reentry tore the shuttle apart over Texas. In the months that followed, investigators examined a chilling ...

Click to open image viewer. Except during launch, reentry, and spacewalks when they wear pressure suits, astronauts wear ordinary clothing while in space. For the early shuttle missions, they wore ...

NASA has repaired its Artemis 2 rocket, apparently keeping things on track for a possible April launch of the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years.

Click to open image viewer. Each astronaut has a personal hygiene kit with selected products for cleanliness, grooming, and comfort. The hygiene kit for Robert Crippen, pilot of the first Space ...

Spaceflight "reminds us just how human we are." ...

NASA brought its mega moon rocket back into the shop for repairs on Feb. 25, 2026, just as the sun was setting over the ...