In the 1960s, North American Aviation was asked to work out how astronauts could be rescued if they became stranded on or ...

The American and Russian space programs took radically different approaches to landing their spacecraft, dictated by ...

So there you have it: the world’s largest space museum is right here in Alabama, waiting to blow your mind with rockets, ...

Almost forgotten now, the mission circled the Earth for 10 days, performing a series of tests with the lunar lander. What it ...

Five new galleries open next month as the popular Washington, D.C. museum marks its 50th anniversary on the National Mall.

The Trump administration released new UFO files featuring Apollo 12 audio and military sightings, but lawmakers say the government is still holding back.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on May 28, adding to a history of Space Coast launch incidents. Past ...

Inside mission control during the dramatic rescue of Apollo 13. On April 17, 1970, the command module for the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down into the Pacific Ocean near the Samoan Islands with ...

So far, all of the craft designed to carry men into the space age have had the clean-lined look of the Mercury and Gemini capsules. By comparison, the lunar module (LM) that lifted from Cape Kennedy ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B ...

On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of ...