But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...

On Thursday, North Scott community members dedicated some of their time — and blood — in honor of Zoey Carney, an Alan Shepard Elementary School sixth-grader who died last fall after battling ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Oak Forest, Orland Park, Richton Park, Tinley Park, Palos Heights and ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 1/2-month mission falls ...

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

The Space Coast is home to beautiful beaches, amazing landscapes, inspired eats, breathtaking art, shopping, and of course, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Alan Simpson, the towering second son of one of Wyoming’s most prominent political families known for his across-the-aisle work as a Republican U.S. Senator, spunky humor and larger-than-life ...

When Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States at the age of 47, the former Illinois senator made history ...

Depending on weather and clouds, rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral can be seen from Daytona Beach ...

Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a moderate blend of conservatism, has died. He was 93. Simpson died early ...

Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from ... He was 93. Simpson died early Friday after struggling to recover from a broken hip in December, according to a statement from his family ...