The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing ...

For the second time this year, NASA has pushed back its timeline to land the first ... deputy associate administrator for the space agency's Moon to Mars program, as well as Artemis 2 mission ...

When bold headlines and major stories run in British and American newspapers, the U.S.S.R. realizes that the Sputnik program is ... the first American in space, commands Apollo 14 for the third ...

The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in space for the first time, which was crucial to the future manned missions to the moon. Also, on this date in 1992, Dr. Roberta Bondar became the ...

Just as the Apollo program had, the Soviet space program experienced a major setback due to a fatality. Soyuz One had taken off on April 23, 1967, with Vladimir Komarov aboard. Upon reentry ...

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space. Private spaceflight is not a new concept. In the United States, commercial ...