The prime crew for the first manned flight of Project Apollo died in a flash fire inside the three-man spacecraft atop its ...

By 1967, NASA had wrapped up the Mercury and Gemini programs and was preparing for the launch of the first Apollo-series spacecraft.

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...

The Apollo 1 and Challenger disasters are remembered through local programs that honor fallen astronauts.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Apollo 11 command module Columbia on temporary cradle. Photo by Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution The last time ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions.

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Live updates from SpaceX’s Tuesday night GPS III-9 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.

China’s Mengzhou is putting pressure on NASA’s lunar timeframe ...