This 1966 image taken by Ron McQueeney shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft being lifted for transport at Naha Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. (Ron McQueeney/Ohio History Connection via AP) This 1966 image taken ...

On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. This was a little over a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pivotal explosion that made the nation pause in horror and forced NASA to overhaul its safety procedures failed to discourage ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module "Eagle" and became the first human to set foot on the surface of the Moon. On the surface for 21 hours and 36 minutes, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-lost bag used by U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring back to Earth the first samples of moon dust is expected to sell for up to $4 million when it is auctioned with ...

The 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize was announced Tuesday (April 21) at Purdue University, heralding the Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team as the inaugural laureate of the ...

ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.

NEW YORK(AP) — Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that ...

The pivotal explosion that made the nation pause in horror and forced NASA to overhaul its safety procedures failed to discourage Nancy Currie-Gregg from wanting to explore the atmosphere herself.