On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid to travel into space, marking a critical milestone in ...

Marking three decades since the explosion of the Challenger claimed the lives of its seven-member crew, we recap the incident, the investigation, and the lessons learned on the path to space and ...

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to become the first great ape in space.

Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it's stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to "shift resources" to the company's lunar landing capabilities.

On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Many came together in the Rocket City on Thursday to celebrate Huntsville’s ticket into the Space Race. The Marshall Space Flight Center was born sixty-five years ago this ...

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, as detailed in the official statement published by NASA, will carry not only astronauts ...