Project Mercury was the US's first spaceflight program ... The entire Earth would not be seen in one frame until Apollo 17 with the iconic Blue Marble image. But photos taken by astronauts on ...

Apollo 7 had marked the first crewed mission of the program in October 1968 after a launchpad fire killed three astronauts in January 1967. Apollo 8’s launch followed a couple of months after ...

July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

Schirra, 84, was the first astronaut to fly three times in space. May 3, 2007 — -- Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of America's original seven astronauts, has died at the age of 84. Schirra, said ...

NASA announced the 2025 class of astronauts, and it includes someone who already is a record-breaking astronaut.