Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride, who was the pilot on the first mission to launch seven people into space, has died at the age of 80. McBride's death on Wednesday (Aug. 7) was confirmed to ...

A Canadian robot arm on the International Space Station is days from a big milestone. Cygnus will launch to the ISS no earlier than 11:29 a.m. EDT (0329 GMT) on Aug. 3, and you can watch the mission ...

The space shuttle has launched 134 times during its 30 years of service, and in that time it has ferried more than 540 astronauts into space. After one more launch, the July 8 liftoff of the shuttle ...

The spot on the lunar surface where NASA intentionally crashed its twin gravity-mapping moon probes on Monday has been named after the late Sally Ride, America's first woman in space. The two Grail ...

Paul Scully-Power was the first man in space with a beard. Now he has his sights set on new horizons. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd ...

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Dr. Roberta Bondar was part of the first group of Canadian astronauts selected in 1983. The neurologist became the second Canadian and the first Canadian woman in space ...

McBride was the 13th person to fly as the pilot on a NASA space shuttle mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Former NASA ...