As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But what happened once Alan Shepard stepped into the space capsule?

HOUSTON, Texas -- A new National Geographic film about NASA's mission to integrate their space program had a screening in Houston on Tuesday, and it came on the heels of a major announcement about the ...

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HOUSTON -- To the moon and beyond. For decades, that has been the goal of NASA and its world-famous space crews. One integral part of that mission has been Black astronauts, who are chronicled in ...

Miami-based multimedia superstar Natasha Tsakos discusses this historic fall flight aboard Zero-G's 'G-Force One' aircraft. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...