Anita Mitchell, the widow of late NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell, has opened up about her experiences as the wife of an Apollo ...

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

Astronauts frequently carry personal items into space, ranging from religious icons and music instruments to sports equipment ...

Apollo 9 astronaut and longtime Sonoma resident Rusty Schweickart spoke to a sold-out crowd after the Sonoma International Film Festival’s screening of the new documentary, “Apollo 1” on Saturday, ...

Astronaut Fred Haise shared his dramatic experiences aboard Apollo 13 in 1970. Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third moon landing in 1970.

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

The wife of a former Apollo astronaut has revealed some of the secrets her husband shared before his passing. Anita Mitchell, widow of the late NASA pilot Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man ...

"This mission, the Fram2 mission, is going to be the first all-civilian free-flyer mission to orbit the poles of Earth, which makes it very unique," Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta said. He is the vice chair of ...

He helped rescue the crippled Apollo 13 in 1970. And on Feb. 5, 1971, he became the sixth man to walk on the moon. While many of his fellow 1960s "right stuff" astronauts lead quiet, sometimes ...

The hazards facing lunar astronauts are many. There’s the radiation, the temperature extremes, the psychological challenges ...