Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot for Gemini III, checks over his helmet prior to flight.

Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...

After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the ...

The two Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International Space Station are back on Earth, ending an odyssey that ...

The pair of Boeing Starliner astronauts left behind on the International Space Station are finally on their way back to Earth ...

The splashdown method of landing is advantageous because it allows for a softer landing; the waterbody provides vast space ...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore return to Earth after 9 months aboard the ISS, with a planned splashdown ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore's and Suni Williams's eight-day mission lasted nine months. How did they adjust?

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first person to walk in space. The spacewalk lasted 10 minutes. Also, on ...

The duo’s flights on four different spacecraft matches a feat achieved only by Orlando’s John Young, who flew on the space shuttle, Gemini, Apollo command module and Apollo lunar module ...