These space missions turned into catastrophes but their astronauts survived. This is how they lived to tell the tale ...

From the day the Soviets put an astronaut into space in April 1961, the race was on with America to get a man on the moon.

Houston has welcomed thousands of visitors from around the world for the FIFA World Cup. Whether attending games at Houston Stadium or congregating with their countrymen at the FI ...

A team of NASA engineers is studying the Apollo Lunar Module on display at the Cradle of Aviation in Uniondale in preparation of America's next moon landing. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp Stay logged ...

If you’ve watched a Saturn V launch, you’ve probably seen how a large rocket will often jettison a stage on the way up. There are several reasons for this — there is no reason to haul an empty fuel ...

The talks are ongoing and there is no guarantee they will result in a deal for the fund, known as MFIC, and its investments, which Apollo values at roughly $3 billion, the people cautioned.

In Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, there was once a space-themed amusement park called "Space World." In addition to attractions like roller coasters and a Ferris wheel, it also featured a space ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...

Declassified transcripts from two Apollo missions show astronauts repeatedly describing unexplained lights and objects while orbiting and walking on the moon. The Pentagon on Friday released ...

During a routine ground test in January 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were sealed inside their Apollo command module when a sudden fire erupted inside the oxygen-filled ...

[Apollo 9] THE FIRST APOLLO EVA: Russell Schweickart spacewalking and taking photographs from LM Spider's porch, viewed from CSM gumdrop's hatch, 1969 ...