Astronauts Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee lost their lives when a fire erupted in the cockpit ...

That one Apollo tragedy, along with the program’s many successes and the near tragedy of Apollo 13, should be honored in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (CNN) -- Apollo 1 astronaut Roger Chaffee, who died in a fiery accident before conducting his first space mission, will be admitted to the Astronaut Hall of Fame ...

Apollo 13 came close to tragedy in 1970, but a new documentary finds hope for our planet in the failed Moon mission.

They are astonishingly beautiful moments of human endeavour, but not all spacewalks go to plan – astronauts and cosmonauts ...

Moments after the second strike Apollo 12 accelerated beyond the speed of sound. Within minutes three astronauts would arrive ... titles like "Playmate No. 1," "Playmate No. 2," and so on.

After Apollo 1, the space program continued with a renewed purpose and diligence. Frank Borman, the astronaut on the review committee, became the main liaison with contractor North American Aviation.

It was the outtakes—the astronaut in the clumsy ... though in the moon’s 1/6th gravity, that provided what felt like a light, speedy ride. Here, Apollo XVI’s John Young leans seemingly ...

50 years ago this Christmas, three Nasa astronauts; Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first people to orbit the Moon. At the time, the Apollo 8 mission was hailed as the greatest ...

WHEN Marilyn Lovell’s astronaut husband, Jim, blasted off aboard Apollo 13, the world watched with anticipation as he ...

1. Saturn V is still the largest and most ... "I think we were all surprised at how strong that thing was," Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman said in 2011. Astronaut Charlie Duke likened the feeling ...