Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due. It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space.
Guardian Officer Set to Be First in Space Force History to Launch into Space Col. Nick Hague, a U.S. Space Force officer, is set to launch into space on a NASA mission to the International Space Station...
Japan Hopes to Join an Elite Club by Landing on the Moon: A Closer Look Japan hopes to make the world's first “pinpoint landing” on the moon early Saturday, joining a modern push for lunar contact...
NASA Eyes Billion-Dollar Space Vehicle to Avert International Space Station's Uncontrolled Reentry Companies have until March 4 to propose their plans for what NASA is calling the United States Deorbit Vehicle to try to...
More Delays for NASA's Astronaut Moonshots, with Crew Landing off Until 2026 Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it.
US Company Says Its Moon Landing Attempt Is in Jeopardy Because of an Engine Problem The problem arose about seven hours after Monday's predawn liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Two Companies Will Attempt the First US Moon Landings Since the Apollo Missions a Half-Century Ago Two private companies are aiming to get the U.S. back in the moon-landing business, more than five decades after the Apollo...
Biden Hosts Four NASA Astronauts, the First Crew Aiming to Fly Around the Moon in a Half-Century The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years met with President Joe Biden at the White...
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Apollo 13 Crew Return Safely Home, Dies at Age 87 A former Navy pilot, Ken Mattingly joined NASA in 1966.
NASA Shows Off Its First Asteroid Samples Delivered by a Spacecraft Scientists anticipated getting a cupful but are still unsure how much was grabbed from the carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu.
On Memorial Day, I'm Remembering the Friend Who Saved My Life in Iraq Memorial Day is our promise to our serving men and women risking their lives daily that we will remember always.
We Broke Our Promise to Take Care of Gold Star Families There is an unspoken promise America has whispered to service members and their families for centuries: If something happens...
19.5% Pay Raise for Junior Enlisted Troops Approved by House Panel A 19.5% pay hike for junior enlisted service members next year is one step closer to reality after the House Armed Services...
Navy Gave Combat Action Ribbon to 7 Ships as More Details of Red Sea Combat Emerge The Carney, which returned home earlier this week, was the only ship the Navy publicly acknowledged had been awarded the...
Air Force General Charged with Sexual Crimes Has Retirement Request Denied by Service Secretary The secretary's decision means Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, only the second Air Force general in history to be charged with a...