It is named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space. During each launch, the rocket reaches initial speeds exceeding 2,000 mph – much faster than the speed of sound ...

The New Shepard consists of both a rocket and crew capsule. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, the gum drop-shaped New Shepard launch vehicle is designed to be ...

He was 82. The legendary astronaut, who captivated the world on July 20, 1969, when he stepped off the Eagle lunar module as some half a billion earthbound people watched the grainy image on TV ...

From Bungie's Marathon to BioWare's Mass Effect 4, these are our most anticipated upcoming space games in 2025 and beyond. It's an exciting time to be a big sci-fi nerd, because there are ...

NASA's oldest active astronaut is preparing to come home this week. Don Pettit (69) will depart from the International Space Station (ISS) on April 20 with his Russian colleagues Alexey Ovchinin and ...