Soviet Union’s cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to travel to space. Lasting there for just 108 ...

The Mercury 7 Astronauts: NASA's First Space Travelers ... In 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to fly to space, followed by Gus Grissom. Then in 1962, John Glenn became the first ...

"CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King spoke about the opportunity to travel to space, the support she's received and the message ...

A Russian spacecraft safely delivered an American astronaut Jonathan Kim and two Russian cosmonauts to the International ...

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, ...

Korean American NASA astronaut Jonny Kim embarked on his first-ever space journey to the International Space Station on ...

"We can chart a course for Mars in line with the president's vision to return to the moon before the Chinese can get there ...

NYSCI has debuted a new exhibition, Imaging Women in the Space Age, which highlights the accomplishments of American women ...

No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew ...

I wanted to hug my husband and hug my dogs – and I’ll say in that order,” said Suni Williams, one of the astronauts. She also ...

NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacaman will take on questions from U.S. senators Wednesday at a confirmation hearing.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days on the International Space Station after technical issues bedeviled their ...