It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where ...

Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Born in 1923, Shepard was a decorated pilot with the United States Navy before he was recruited to become one of the Mercury ...

“Houston, while you’re looking that up, you might recognize what I have in my hand is the handle for the contingency sample return; it just so happens to have a genuine 6-iron on the bottom of it. In ...

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Gayle King continues to catch flak online as she defends her trip to space with an all-female crew. The TV host icon compared the Blue Origin flight to a pioneering 1961 space mission, in which U.S.

The first lunar golf shot that went for "miles and miles and miles" occurred on Feb. 6, 1971. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Blue Origin has lined up what would be the first all-female crew to launch to space since a Soviet woman’s solo launch in 1963, and that one had a lot less Grammy winners on board. Pop singer Katy ...