These NASA missions were not only a steppingstone to the Moon, but influenced many aspects of the way humans still travel ...

The wife of a former Apollo astronaut has revealed some of ... "I remember Gordy [Project Mercury astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.] telling us at a dinner party in our house that he had seen ...

Anita Mitchell, the widow of late NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell, has opened up about her experiences as the wife of an Apollo ...

September 2012 – President Barack Obama signs a bill into law giving NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts full ownership rights to the artifacts they collected from their missions.

The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on some of the ...

The North American X-15 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever created in the history of aviation and space ...

Sports on the Moon Before departing the Moon in 1971, Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard ... Space music dates back to 1965 when Gemini 6 astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford smuggled a ...

After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch ... That remained true for the Gemini and Apollo programs and the eventual development of the space shuttle, a reusable ...

Traditionally, NASA has used this landing method for several capsules, including NASA's Gemini, Apollo, Mercury, and others. Moreover, NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX ...