On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.

Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...

NASA awards a $37 million contract for a Lunar Freezer System that will keep fragile lunar samples cold during the journey ...

From a return of humans to lunar orbit, to Japan's first crack at Mars, advanced space travel and exploration is set to ...

NASA has selected three new lunar science investigations to be delivered to the Moon under the agency’s Commercial Lunar ...

Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr. was born in Seattle on Oct. 5, 1929. He graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. By graduation, Gordon had not yet set his sights on being one out ...

If everything goes to plan, NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket will launch in early February with four astronauts ...

ESA exercise machine called European Enhanced Exploration Exercise Device (E4D) helps astronauts stay healthy during space ...

Legendary astronaut and space pioneer Buzz Aldrin is celebrating his 96th birthday today, marking another remarkable milestone in a life that has helped define humanity’s journey beyond Earth.

The U.S. is once again challenging itself to go to the moon, and this time, NASA and the Trump administration want to ...

When Neil Armstrong Aldrin reflected on Apollo 11, they were looking backward at a moment that reshaped history.