Mitchell just missed ill-fated Apollo 13 mission with crewmate Alan Shepherd The space program continued and Mitchell eventually specialized in the lunar module. He was set for the ill-fated ...

Mitchell, Apollo 14 lunar module pilot ... Shepherd hit the famous golf shot. Mitchell threw a javelin, which got less press. His crewmates and NASA superiors didn't know that Mitchell had ...

On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald “Deke” Slayton, to ...

Astronauts frequently carry personal items into space, ranging from religious icons and music instruments to sports equipment and snacks, making their missions uniquely human. Notable memorabilia left ...

Alan Shepard was the first American in space. He was one of NASA's first seven astronauts. Later, he walked on the moon during the Apollo program.

VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was planned by NASA to be delivered by an Astrobotic Griffin ...

Commander of the Apollo 14 lunar landing mission. No space program from any other nation before or since the Apollo program has sent human beings beyond Earth’s orbit. All soviet cosmonauts ...

In 1997, Tiger Woods, 21, won the Masters, the youngest golfer to accomplish that feat and the first Black American to win ...

HOUSTON – As the sun set on the Blue Ghost Moon lander, bringing a successful 14-day mission ... for a phenomenon known as lunar horizon glow, first described by Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene ...