Ailing Astronaut Returns to Earth Early in NASA's First Medical Evacuation An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s...
The International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Nonstop Human Presence in Orbit The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit.
NASA Introduces its Newest Astronauts: 10 Chosen from More Than 8,000 Applicants With six women and four men, this was the first time that there were more women than men in an incoming NASA astronaut class.
Apollo 13 Moon Mission Leader James Lovell Dies at 97 One of NASA's most traveled astronauts in the agency's first decade, Lovell flew four times — Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8...
Astronauts Launch to the Space Station After Sidelined by Boeing's Troubled Starliner Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing’s Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station, getting...
International Space Station Welcomes Its First Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary America’s most experienced astronaut, Peggy Whitson, is the commander of the visiting crew. She works for Axiom Space, the...
Who Else Has Been Stuck in Space? A Short History of Long Spaceflights NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls...
First Space Force Guardian Launched into Space Returns with Stranded Astronauts As the commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, Col. Nick Hague traveled 72,553,920 miles, spent 171 days in space, and...
NASA's 2 Stuck Astronauts Are Finally Closing in on Their Return to Earth After 9 Months in Space NASA’s two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.