On 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7. They were ...

One of the most remarkable moments in early space exploration occurred during the final mission of NASA’s Mercury program. Astronaut Gordon “Gordo” Cooper spent more than a day in orbit aboard the ...

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

In 1959, having determined that military test pilots would make the best astronauts, NASA began screening the records of 508 ...