In 1962, Scott Carpenter launched into orbit in Aurora 7! He named his capsule "Aurora", because he viewed his flight as a "celestial event.

On March 24, 1961, NASA's Mercury Redstone rocket launched on its last uncrewed flight before it started sending astronauts into space. The mission was known as the Mercury Redstone Booster ...

The new book "Gemini and Mercury Remastered" features iconic images from the earliest days of human space exploration ...

NASA has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programs, underscoring the intensifying space race ...

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky.

Starship, standing 403 feet tall when fully stacked, is regarded as the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever ...

When people think of NASA, despite all the work it does monitoring the Earth's climate and exploring the bodies of the Solar System, most people's minds go to the Apollo era, when the US space agency ...

Scotland could miss out on a “generational opportunity” to become a leader in the European space launch field, MPs have warned. A Westminster committee says fierce international competition and a lack ...