NASA space shuttle astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, who flew into orbit four times each, will be inducted into the U.S.

On the morning of January 28, 1986, seven crew members were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart a little over a minute after it launched. Those killed included five NASA astronauts, ...

When Artemis II blasts off for its lunar flyby, its powerful SLS rocket will include some "heritage hardware." The core engines are mostly recycled space shuttle engines, along with some reused ...

If he makes the cut, Cameron Jones will become the seventh University of Illinois alum to earn the title of NASA astronaut. Here’s a glance at the six others to date, ranked in order of time spent in ...

It’s been more than 50 years since the end of NASA's Apollo program and missions to the moon. That’s expected to change in coming weeks. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four ...

The moon landing. The shuttle. The Hubble Space Telescope. When people think of space exploration milestones, they almost always think of NASA. That's understandable - the United States ran a very ...