Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station orbiting the Earth have enjoyed humanity's first-ever barbecue in space.

From the days of the Mercury space program, the means of evacuating astronauts from a burning or otherwise compromised rocket ...

In this undated photo released by NASA, NASA's 10 newest astronauts pose behind the logo at at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Left to right; Sept. 22, 2025. The 10 candidates, pictured ...

From Neil Armstrong to an all UM crew on an Apollo mission, the University of Michigan and Purdue University both featured large in the advent of space travel.

Scott Carpenter, one of two remaining astronauts from NASA’s Mercury program and the second American to orbit the earth, died Wednesday at the age of 88. His family did not specify a cause of death, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- NASA introduced its newest class of astronauts, and two of them are from Kentuckiana. Erin Overcash, 34, is from Goshen, Kentucky, and Yuri Kubo, 40, is from Columbus, ...

The six women and four men will undergo two years of training before becoming eligible for spaceflight. Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said one of them could become one of the first to step on Mars.

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.For the first time, there were ...