US Army astronaut tapped for NASA’s Artemis III mission
The U.S. Army is launching into space again by way of Col. Frank Rubio, who will be part of the 2027 Artemis III mission, NASA announced Tuesday.
By Eve Sampson
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Meet the Navy sailors who will be the first to greet returning Artemis II astronauts
The group of four sailors will be the first faces the Artemis II crew sees after splashing down in the Pacific on Friday night.
Apollo 13 mission leader, Navy veteran James Lovell dies at 97
Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to Earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died.
Guard units may assist with solar eclipse tourists facing dark times
Once upon a time they were training for the mission. Now they're helping tourists safely have fun. There’s nothing they can do. A total eclipse of the sun.
Opinion
Why the military is integral to America’s return to the moon
A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.
By Charles Galbreath
India lands a spacecraft near moon’s south pole, joining an elite club
Country joins the U.S., the Soviet Union and China as only nations to achieve this milestone. Russia’s Luna-25 mission ended with a crash days earlier.
By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi