Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr. was born in Seattle on Oct. 5, 1929. He graduated from UW with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1951. By graduation, Gordon had not yet set his sights on being one out ...

When Neil Armstrong Aldrin reflected on Apollo 11, they were looking backward at a moment that reshaped history.

As the oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96, the astronauts of Artemis II wish him happy birthday and talk about their ...

Hundreds of NASA employees and contractors are working the three-day holiday weekend in an effort to attempt something that hasn’t happened since December 1972: sending astronauts to the moon.

On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 18: A Kwanzaa decoration is set up outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 2020 in New York City. Many holiday events have been canceled or adjusted with ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions. Explore iconic artifacts like the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, a ...

This year’s high-end models from Apple and Google raise the bar for mobile photography, but users should take the time to learn the settings and features. By J. D. Biersdorfer J.D. Biersdorfer writes ...

The August 7 death of astronaut James Lovell, best known as commander of the famed Apollo 13 spacecraft, has rekindled interest in legendary aerospace figure John Leland (Lee) Atwood of Valley Center ...

James Lovell's spaceflight career included Gemini 7 (first rendezvous), Gemini 12 (final Gemini mission), Apollo 8 (first manned lunar orbit), and Apollo 13 (critically damaged mission returning ...