The pioneering spirit and groundbreaking achievements of Black astronauts and cosmonauts have profoundly shaped the history of space exploration. Here are a few key trailblazers. Robert Lawrence Jr.

Titusville's American Space Museum will celebrate Brevard County's unique space history and 321 area code with the ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid to travel into space, marking a critical milestone in the early days of the U.S. space program. Launched aboard NASA’s ...

The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...

Newly discovered photos of astronaut Neil Armstrong after the life-threatening Gemini 8 mission emergency have been made ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. We live in an extraordinary period of exploration. Over the last few decades, humanity ...

Celebrate NASA's Artemis II mission at Huntsville's U.S. Space & Rocket Center launch party on April 1, witnessing a historic ...

After extending her cumulative days in orbit to 695 — more than any other American in space exploration history — Iowa native Peggy Whitson on Friday joined her diverse trio of mission colleagues to ...

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket will lift off at 4 p.m. ET on Monday (March 23), if all goes according to plan.

The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...