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Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, rushed to the Chaffee home to comfort the family and Jim McDavitt, a Gemini astronaut, visited White's family. Wall Schirra, commander of the backup ...

If you’re familiar with Psalm 98 in the Old Testament, you’re probably already turning the pages of your Bible to check on my edit of the first verse. And, if you’re not familiar ...

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

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A joint military task force recently conducted search and rescue training off Florida’s east coast as ...

The European Union has gone too far with artificial intelligence regulations, making it harder for global companies to deploy ...

"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his ...

NASA confirmed in a report that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano almost died during a spacewalk outside the International ...

A joint military task force recently conducted search and rescue training off Florida’s east coast as agencies prepare for an ...

Astronaut Dr. David R Scott is the 2025 winner of the Charles McCaffree Award from the College Swim Coaches Association of ...

Janet Petro became the first woman to lead NASA on Jan. 20, after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed her to be acting ...

Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, at Kennedy Space Center.