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 Newest Space Telescope Blasts Off to Map the Entire Sky and Millions of Galaxies NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of...
NASA Astronauts on Extended Stay Aboard ISS Reflect on Mission's Work, Being Thrust into Political Scuffles After a weeklong trip turned into a nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and...
SpaceX's Latest Starship Test Flight Ends with Another Explosion Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another...
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.
Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Aces Moon Touchdown with a Special Delivery for NASA A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon, the latest in a...
NASA's 2 Stuck Astronauts May Return to Earth Sooner Under New Plan NASA’s two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.
Did Wernher von Braun Predict in 1953 Elon Musk Would Rule Mars? ‘How Can This Be Real?’ Fans of billionaire Elon Musk are now saying that a book written more than 70 years ago by the rocket scientist who helped...
SpaceX Loses Spacecraft After Catching Rocket Booster at the Launch Pad in Latest Starship Test SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster...
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions The lawsuit alleges that Balfour Beatty, a massive company that manages more than 40,000 military homes across more than 50...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...
![Dr. Wernher von Braun with three-stage rocket model](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-01/trib-wernher-von-braun-1800.jpg?itok=uYJMpSt- "Dr. Wernher von Braun with three-stage rocket model designed for Disney production "Man in Space." (Bob Gathany/al.com,/TNS)")
