For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the moon, the ...

On June 28, 1983, Sally Ride became the first female in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. In September 1983, NASA announced that Anna would become the first mother to go into space when she was ...

Tragedy forced NASA to evolve. After Columbia burned up on reentry, engineers asked if rescue was possible - while years earlier, Challenger's explosion sparked plans for safer unmanned shuttles.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the four-member Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday morning, after weather forced the scrub of the mission a day ...

Another member of the safety panel, Mark Sirangelo, said NASA should formally declare mishaps and close calls as soon as possible. “It allows for the investigative team to be starting to be formed a ...

Human-rating emerges as a crucial process ensuring that space systems like LVM-3 can safely carry humans by adding redundancy ...

Blue Origin is preparing another tourist flight beyond Earth’s atmosphere, but this one carries a first that could reshape ...

A heartbreaking quote from astronaut Christa McAuliffe still hangs in her namesake school as the district struggles to find a buyer.

A Russian cosmonaut was removed from the upcoming NASA and SpaceX Crew-12 mission. Russia's space agency did not give a reason, but reports suggest a national security violation. The Crew-12 mission ...

The next trip to space for Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner spacecraft won’t have a crew on board after NASA announced changes to the commercial crew contract that also slashes the total number of ...

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NASA on Monday introduced 10 new astronauts, four men and six women selected from more than 8,000 applicants, to begin training for future flights to the International Space Station, the moon and, ...