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Two American astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station since June could return to Earth earlier in ...

When it comes to life’s most ambitious goals, the journey to achieving them might be as important, if not more so, than the ...

Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator.PersonalBirth ...

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

The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to ...

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

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

National Geographic premiered "SALLY," Cristina Costantini's new documentary about the first U.S. woman in space and her ...

In a post on the social media platform X, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed Tuesday that the Biden Administration left two astronauts “stranded” and said President Donald Trump has asked SpaceX to ...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Addison Leroy Bain, 89, passed away in Melbourne, Florida, on January 22, 2025. It was determined that another scientist was needed in the universe to study the galaxy and ...