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.
Proposed Transfer of Guard Units to Space Force Sparks Opposition from 48 Governors, 5 US Territories While a handful of U.S. governors had spoken out against the plan over the last few weeks, this latest letter marks the most...
Veterans Scammed Out of GI Bill Benefits Could Get Benefits Restored Under House-Passed Bill Advocates for student veterans applauded its passage in the House as a key milestone in fixing an injustice facing those...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Retired Captain of First US Nuclear Submarine Celebrates Turning 100 in Spokane Frank Fogarty knew nothing about nuclear physics on ships when he got pulled from his Korean War submarine duty to interview...
Why Israel Is So Determined to Launch an Offensive in Rafah. And Why So Many Oppose It Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global...