However, during these early years of spaceflight, NASA engineers and astronauts cut their teeth on a variety of spaceflight firsts, flying a series of harrowing missions during which it seems a ...

James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said in a statement Monday. He was 93. McDivitt was ...

On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to exit a spacecraft in orbit. “This is the greatest experience, it’s just tremendous,” White said as he floated outside the Gemini 4 ...

The first American spacewalk remains a stunning a sight as it did 60 years ago when NASA astronaut Ed White made history. On this day (June 3) 60 years ago, a NASA astronaut stepped outside his Gemini ...