Tim Peake is the first Briton to do a space walk. Astronauts Timothy Kopra and Timothy Peake at the International Space Station were scheduled to begin their spacewalk at 7:48am on Jan. 15, 2016.

From Neil Armstrong to an all UM crew on an Apollo mission, the University of Michigan and Purdue University both featured large in the advent of space travel.

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What happened on his first-ever space walk. — -- Mission accomplished. Commander Scott Kelly and his American co-worker, Dr. Kjell Lindgren, completed their first-ever space walk today lasting ...

A three-person Chinese crew, including the country’s youngest astronaut to date, docked with the Tiangong space station early Saturday, accompanied by four laboratory mice.China’s ...

Anca Faur has died at 66. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin married the chemical engineer Jan. 20, 2023, his 93rd birthday.

NASA announced its first class of astronauts in four years who could potentially be eligible for missions to the moon and Mars — one of whom is from Indiana. During a Sept. 22 ceremony at the Johnson ...

One of the first men to walk on the moon has announced the tragic passing of his much-younger wife – just two years after ...

Jiuquan: A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country s youngest ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied ...

Dr. Bernard Harris is a medical doctor, astronaut, and venture capitalist. In 1995, he became the first African American to do a space walk. He attributes his success to education, and his foundation ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Bernard Harris, author of "Embracing Infinite Possibilities: Letting Go Of Fear To Reach Your Highest Potential". It has been edited for ...