This week, China’s lunar probe returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the surface of the far side of the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX and Axiom launched the first manned spaceflight of 2024, and the third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Thursday afternoon.

A major turning point for private spaceflight occurred on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, the first nongovernmental crewed spacecraft, flew 62.5 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth's surface.

There's a debate about how it really got its name but it's the lowest row of consoles in the control center and we called it 'the first line of defense in manned space flight.' We were the guys in ...

Russia marks April 12 as Cosmonautics Day. The holiday was established on April 9, 1962 to commemorate the world’s first manned spaceflight by a Soviet national. Also, April 12 is the ...

In 2021, Blue Origin completed its first manned spaceflight. Jeff Bezos was onboard the flight, making for an emotional viewing for his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez. "They were cracking jokes in the ...