Human spaceflight

In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the US and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade.

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464?

How can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?

NASA astronauts can vote from space, but why can't they endorse political candidates? As it turns out, U.S. federal law specifically prohibits them from doing so.

India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.

What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.

China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.

The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems.

The next president of the United States could be the first in that office to accept a phone call from the Moon and hear a woman’s voice on the line.

Their emergency procedures focused on getting the door open quickly.