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

In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space ...

However, during these early years of spaceflight, NASA engineers and astronauts cut their teeth on a variety of spaceflight ...

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

A "deeply personal" set of images filmed by NASA astronauts which includes the first ever selfie taken in space has been ...

NASA’s earliest space photos have been reborn in breathtaking detail, revealing hidden moments of danger, awe, and discovery ...

Delays have pushed India's first human spaceflight to 2027. The Gaganyatris are a fit, focused and formidable team—with ...

In 1961, as the space race was heating up and NASA launched its Mercury programme, everything was ready for the first manned ...

AN exciting exhibition opening this month at showcasing superb photos taken in space – all painstakingly restored by a ...

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient ...

Four research volunteers will enter a fake Mars habitat on Oct. 19 to live and work like astronauts for research purposes.

It was first used during NASA’s Mercury program – the United States’ first human spaceflight project. Although Mercury astronauts never had to manually recover from such spins in space, the training ...