European Space Agency Adds 5 New Astronauts in Only Fourth Class since 1978. Over 20,000 Applied For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived...
First Woman to Pilot a Space Shuttle Explains How She Got There Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, flying the shuttle Discovery with a crew that included Russian...
Russia's Space Agency Aborts Launch of 3 Astronauts to the International Space Station; All Are Safe Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift...
Astronaut Thomas Stafford, Commander of Apollo 10 and Air Force General, Has Died at Age 93 Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet...
4 New Astronauts Head to the International Space Station for a 6-Month Stay SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette...
From Annapolis to Outer Space: Former Navy Women's Soccer Player Nicole Aunapu Mann Now an Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann is unquestionably among the greatest players in Navy women's soccer history. Now, her out-of-this-world...
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.
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...
China Sends Its Youngest-Ever Crew to Space as It Seeks to Put Astronauts on Moon Before 2030 China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon...
This Former Marine Cobra Pilot Saw Combat in Afghanistan. Now, She’s Commanding Her First Space Mission Marine Lt. Col. Jasmin “Jaws” Moghbeli is about to go where very few helicopter pilots have gone before.
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...