Ed Dwight Was to Be the First Black Astronaut. At 90, He's Finally Getting His Due. It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space.
Guardian Officer Set to Be First in Space Force History to Launch into Space Col. Nick Hague, a U.S. Space Force officer, is set to launch into space on a NASA mission to the International Space Station...
Japan Hopes to Join an Elite Club by Landing on the Moon: A Closer Look Japan hopes to make the world's first “pinpoint landing” on the moon early Saturday, joining a modern push for lunar contact...
NASA Eyes Billion-Dollar Space Vehicle to Avert International Space Station's Uncontrolled Reentry Companies have until March 4 to propose their plans for what NASA is calling the United States Deorbit Vehicle to try to...
More Delays for NASA's Astronaut Moonshots, with Crew Landing off Until 2026 Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it.
US Company Says Its Moon Landing Attempt Is in Jeopardy Because of an Engine Problem The problem arose about seven hours after Monday's predawn liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Two Companies Will Attempt the First US Moon Landings Since the Apollo Missions a Half-Century Ago Two private companies are aiming to get the U.S. back in the moon-landing business, more than five decades after the Apollo...
Biden Hosts Four NASA Astronauts, the First Crew Aiming to Fly Around the Moon in a Half-Century The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years met with President Joe Biden at the White...
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Apollo 13 Crew Return Safely Home, Dies at Age 87 A former Navy pilot, Ken Mattingly joined NASA in 1966.
NASA Shows Off Its First Asteroid Samples Delivered by a Spacecraft Scientists anticipated getting a cupful but are still unsure how much was grabbed from the carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...