On February 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and the lunar module pilot Edgar Mitchell left their crewmate Stuart Roosa in the command module and ...

As soon as April, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA — will launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission ...

Those were the now-famous words of NASA Capt. James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr., one of America's most decorated astronauts and the mission commander for the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13. Lovell rephrased a ...

Soon, four astronauts will launch on a mission to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission, called Artemis II, is the second mission — and first crewed mission — of ...

As we near Artemis II, we remember legendary NASA astronaut John Young, who grew up in College Park, walked on the moon and knew the thrill of sneaking a corned-beef sandwich into space.

Where: 600 Settlers Landing Rd, Hampton, VA 23669 Imagine seeing a warplane with fierce shark teeth painted on its nose. You ...

Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch ...

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.

The upcoming Artemis II launch worries me — and many others — for a host of reasons. Some believe it is being rushed for symbolic rather than national and economic security reasons. If so, that would ...

China’s top military command body has moved to tighten Communist Party control over the armed forces with updates to disciplinary rules for party members in the People’s Liberation Army. The PLA Daily ...

Margaret Landis receives research funding from NASA. She is affiliated with the Planetary Society as a member for over 20 years. A rocket launch is always at the mercy of a variety of factors outside ...