Go, SpaceX! Pending weather conditions and cloud cover, Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen ...

The legacy of Apollo 11 and Mercury-Redstone 3 is no longer confined to dusty archives or grainy television broadcasts; in 2026, these pivotal moments are being reimagined through cutting-edge ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, the Mercury-Redstone 3 launch vehicle lifted into the sky from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Over the next 15 minutes, Shepard ascended ...

(WPTA) - On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. The U.S. mission happened less than one month after a Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space. Shepard’s ...

LAKEHURST, N.J. (WHSV) - Almost 90 years ago on May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg dirigible burst into flames in the sky above Lakehurst, New Jersey. KENT, Ohio (WHSV) - Over 50 years ago on May 4, 1970, ...

(WHSV) - Sixty-five years ago on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. Shepard’s historic trip aboard the Freedom 7 capsule sent him into space for 15 minutes, reaching a ...

The mission's purpose is to deliver 24 Starlink broadband internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch window opens at 7 p.m. PT on Tuesday, May 5, with a backup opportunity the next day.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon ...

CLEVELAND — A pioneering pediatric neurosurgeon who operated on children with brain tumors for 40 years says technology alone was never enough to heal them. Dr. Alan R. Cohen is Chief of Pediatric ...

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler. Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating ...

VIDEO: This Day in History: May 4, 1970: National Guardsmen kill 4 students during Kent State protest ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WCSC) — 37-year-old Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. The Navy Pilot rode a Project Mercury capsule 115 miles in a suborbital flight and came back ...