On this day in 1978, NASA graduated its first group of Space Shuttle astronauts which signaled a new day for the space program. Among the group of 35, three Black men went on to leave their mark on history as explorers of space. Maj. Frederick D. Gregory of Washington, Col. Guion Bluford of Pennsylvania, and […]
A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure is slated to open in April 2017.
Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin (pictured) became an Internet sensation after his official portrait surfaced online showing him posing with his two dogs, ABC News…
It was from their front yard in Melbourne, Fla., that Michael VanKulick captured this previously unseen video of the Challenger disaster, which 28 years ago…
A NASA research program will pay participants $18,000 to remain horizontal in a bed for a period of 70 days. The study was devised to examine the effects…
(Springfield, VA) — A local astronaut is going back to outer space. Patrick Forrester of Springfield will go on Space Shuttle Discovery’s next journey to the International Space Station. This is Forrester’s third shuttle mission. His first was in 2001 aboard Discovery. During the mission, he took two spacewalks and worked on key robotics equipment. […]
Astronaut Charles Bolden is the new head of NASA. He is the first African American to hold the position.
