Duke took the flags with him to the Moon on Apollo 16 in 1972. “We are grateful to General Duke for this generous ...

Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 with Buzz Aldrin after planting a flag on the moon in July 1969. (Photo: NASA) “It is difficult to think of any other flag that's so heavily invested in meaning.

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...

According to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, calculated impact probabilities “can easily be inaccurate by a factor of a few, and occasionally by a factor ...

Mr. Trump left a number of specifics unsaid, including what the new initiative would mean for NASA’s existing moon program, when astronauts would get to Mars and what other NASA programs might ...

NASA might have a flag bearer by the weekend, but it will continue to be plagued by uncertainty and confusion. Division and factionalism is at the core of NASA’s DNA. Its constituent parties ...

LEADERSHIP CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AT NASA AS A NEW ADMINISTRATION TAKES OVER ... ADDING THEY’D PUT AN AMERICAN FLAG ON THE PLANET. THE PLANET MARS. ELON MUSK, SPACEX CEO, GIVING TRUMP THE ...