The spacesuit NASA astronaut Gene Cernan wore in the 1969 Apollo 10 mission is heading back to DC after 40 years at Triton ...
The excitement of the Artemis II launch, still fresh in our minds, reminds us of what science makes possible—wonder and awe, ...
In Los Angeles, Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon are all smiles at the Mercedes-AMG World Premiere, while in New York City, Blake ...
In Cannes, France, Eva Longoria shimmers and shines at the Cannes Film Festival, while Rami Malek attends the Women in Motion ...
The Moon is often described as a pristine, silent world. No rain, no wind, no atmosphere to speak of. What that also means, ...
Along with hundreds of people, some strange objects have also been sent to space, from dinosaur bones to golf balls and even a gorilla suit.
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 ...
As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tuesday marks 65 years since New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space.
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 ...