Five new aviation galleries at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., are set to open in July.

Only three years ago, Astronaut John Glenn and his Friendship 7 capsule were the symbols of American adventure in space. Today, Glenn is a 43- year-old soft-drink company executive in Texas, and ...

Russell “Rusty” Schweickart was among the first astronauts in space and the first to pilot the lunar module during the Apollo ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an energetic tinkerer and photographer, used his off-duty time on the International Space Station ...

“Can a Movie Help Make a President?” That was the line emblazoned on the cover of Newsweek on October 3, 1983, shortly before The Right Stuff was released. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the ...

Christopher Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director, National Air and Space Museum Curators of the five new exhibitions ...

Peace River Seafood in Punta Gorda is that rare gem – a weathered old Florida cracker house that locals have been whispering ...

Nestled along a quiet stretch of road, this charming old Florida cracker house doesn’t scream for attention – it doesn’t need ...

The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Taking flight on ...

The Dragon capsule SpaceX is the only U.S. company capable right now of transporting crews to and from the space station, using its four-person Dragon capsules.

A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars ...

SpaceX also uses a Dragon capsule for its own privately run missions. The next one of those is due to fly next week on a trip chartered by Axiom Space, a Houston company.