First Woman to Pilot a Space Shuttle Explains How She Got There Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space shuttle, flying the shuttle Discovery with a crew that included Russian...
Amazon, SpaceX Leaders Will Headline Major Air Force Conference Two business executives leading space travel and technology advancements will speak at the Air Force Association conference.
Russia's Space Agency Aborts Launch of 3 Astronauts to the International Space Station; All Are Safe Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before they were scheduled to lift...
US and Japan Seek UN Resolution Calling on All Nations to Ban Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop...
Astronaut Thomas Stafford, Commander of Apollo 10 and Air Force General, Has Died at Age 93 Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet...
Space Force Is Facing Its First-Ever Budget Cuts Just as Space Threats from Abroad Are Growing The service, which was established in 2019, is requesting $29.4 billion for fiscal 2025, about $600 million -- or 2% -- less...
Pentagon Study Finds No Sign of Alien Life in Reported UFO Sightings Going Back Decades The study from the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office analyzed U.S. government investigations since...
Texas Approves Land-Swapping Deal with SpaceX as Company Hopes to Expand Rocket-Launch Operations SpaceX would acquire public land in Texas to expand its rocket-launch facilities under a tentative deal that is moving...
4 New Astronauts Head to the International Space Station for a 6-Month Stay SpaceX’s Falcon rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette...
US Sees China's Space Threat Growing at 'Breathtaking Pace' China is growing its military capabilities in space at a “breathtaking pace” to counter the American satellites in orbit and...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...