Since the first crew of astronauts reached the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, humanity has had a continuous ...
Tucked away in the quaint town of Gladbrook, Iowa exists a museum so unique and mesmerizing that you’ll question whether your eyes are deceiving you as you gaze upon architectural masterpieces crafted ...
Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats are lining up to take its place ...
The station’s interior space is roughly equivalent to a six-bedroom house and includes six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, ...
A hidden gem on Chicago's North Side is a place where skeletons and skulls aren't scary, they're educational – the International Museum of Surgical Science. "People have heard of us, but they don't ...
Historian Valerie Neal reveals how women astronauts transformed NASA and redefined what it means to explore space.
In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator ...
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving the shuttle would require breaking it apart.
The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...
Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.
Three U.S. lawmakers from Texas are accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in “illegal lobbying” to block Discovery ...
Her determination eventually led her to join NASA and take a leading role in building the International Space Station through ...