NASA's Mercury astronauts were seven highly skilled professional test pilots. Each of them seemed to possess the strength of character and commitment necessary to overcome apparently insurmountable ...

A SpaceX capsule carrying an international crew from India, Poland, Hungary, and the United States has departed the ...

The mission was also Tom Stafford's last spaceflight. The Apollo Command Module Pilot, Vance Brand, would go on to fly on ...

After an extensive nationwide search, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation announced the appointment of Colleen Middlebrooks.

Water’s my jam.” Dituri did apply to be an astronaut in 2024; he never heard back. Although he meets current qualifications, ...

The so-called "right stuff" manifests rather differently in "Apollo 13". Sure, this generation of astronauts knows the final ...

When the seven Mercury astronauts came to Houston for the first time in 1962, Space City threw a parade on Main Street!

This collection consists of a signed 11 by 8.5 inch black and white photograph of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, two smaller black and white photographs of Delmas D. "Del" Burchfield taken in ...

Unlike a touchdown, where a spacecraft lands on solid ground with the help of braking systems or parachutes, splashdown involves a water landing.

Kluger, who has written about the Apollo Program, talks about his new book: 'Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, The Untold ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cristina Costantini, director of the new documentary, "Sally," about the life of astronaut Sally Ride.

From war dramas like "Saving Private Ryan" to musicals like "Hamilton," these are the films that scream "America" to us.