NASA introduced its first group of astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, to the nation and the world. The event took place in the ballroom of the Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square in Washington, ...

It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...

Chandrayaan-3 and the upcoming first-ever manned mission, Gaganyaan – former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said ISRO has a great ...

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

Landing safely on the surface of another planetary body, like the Moon or Mars, is one of the most important milestones of any given space mission. From the very beginning, NASA's Langley Research ...

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

Apollo 11” and “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time.” While it shares the same 42 mm case size ...

Online bidding has already reached almost $250,000 for a solid gold Omega Speedmaster that was owned and frequently worn by ...

1958-1963 – NASA’s Project Mercury. The program’s objectives ... December 24, 1968 – Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders become the first humans to orbit the ...

Online bidding has already reached almost $250,000 for a solid gold Omega Speedmaster that was owned and frequently worn by ...

An astronaut has shown how you drink a cup of coffee - in space. NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in microgravity on the International Space ...