In total, Rick Hauck logged 18 days, 3 hours and 8 minutes in space on three space shuttle missions while completing 288 orbits...

In most cases, mission patches celebrate a spaceflight, its crew or payload and the program to which it belongs. Rarely is a patch the mission itself, but that is the situation with Margaritaville's emblem, which is the first-ever insignia to directly fund science on the International Space Station.

Scott Tingle is the 19th astronaut to be appointed chief, succeeding his former space station crewmate, Joe Acaba.

The result of the largest immersive production ever filmed in space, Felix & Paul's "Space Explorers: The ISS Experience" already delivered the best way to visit the International Space Station short of actually launching there...

Twenty-five years ago on Nov. 2, 2000, the first people moved aboard the International Space Station and made it their home. Expedition 1 began a quarter-century-long continuous human occupancy on board the ISS...

On board the HTV-X1 are science equipment and technology demonstrations, as well as commercial payloads including a sake fermentation test and an airline's clients' passports.

From the makers of the Apollo in Real Time websites comes a new experience with 500 times more data. ISS in Real Time offers the chance to explore more than 9,000 days of photos, video and audio transmitted during the 25 years of continuous human residency on the International Space Station.

The Texas lawmakers behind the effort to (chop up?) relocate space shuttle Discovery to Houston are now calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian.

Chosen by more than 85 astronauts to wear on the space shuttle, Seiko's A829 Sports 100 digital watch is set for a comeback...

Omega introduced seven new Speedmaster watches on Tuesday (Oct 14), expanding on its Dark Side of the Moon collection...

McDonald's Monopoly game is back and this time around it features NASA's new ride to the moon...

Hayley Arceneaux helped dedicate her own spacesuit on Tuesday (Oct. 7), as it went on display at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis...

What if something went wrong during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and the Americans and Soviets were not the only countries with space programs that could respond. That is just the beginning of the alternate space history that Chris Hadfield weaves into "Final Orbit," out on Tuesday (Oct. 7).

Future government and private astronauts will keep track of their two weeks on board Vast's Haven space stations by using IWC Schaffhausen timepieces.

As an astronaut, he commanded space shuttle Discovery. Now, as a senator, Mark Kelly is leading a call for his former ride into orbit to stay on display in the Smithsonian.

After five years of work, the Hall of Space at the Cosmosphere in Kansas has a unified look...

The Orion spacecraft that will fly NASA's Artemis II astronauts to the moon now has a name: "Integrity."

NASA has chosen its 24th class of astronaut candidates since the Mercury 7 were selected in 1959. The 10 women and men, who will report for two years of training, were named at a ceremony held at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday (Sept. 22).

The Science Museum in London has opened "Space," its new gallery devoted to the Space Age and the future of space exploration...

The first two non-astronaut "NASA legends" to join Space Hipsters' Signature Edition patch series kept the spacecraft and space explorers healthy...

Timex on Tuesday (Sept. 16) launched two new space exploration-themed collections...

Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, is now the fifth astronaut with her own Barbie doll. Mattel has introduced Ochoa as the latest addition to the Inspiring Women series that "pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time."

More than two decades after establishing the Columbia Research and Preservation Office up on the 16th floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center is preparing to move some of the fallen space shuttle's recovered parts to a new, more accessible location.

All seven space-flown 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were auctioned on Friday (Sept. 12) surpassed the highest amount paid for an object flown on the space shuttle, with two tying for a new record.

Your name may not appear on the mission patch, but here is the next best thing: you can add yourself to the roster launching with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen to the moon.

After his first book revealed a new way to look at the Apollo moon missions (including a "journey with Tom Hanks"), Andy Saunders has taken the same approach with the spaceflights that preceded "The Moonwalkers."

The U.S. Mint on Sep. 12 is set to auction off seven 22-karat gold Sacagawea dollars that were flown on space shuttle Columbia in 1999.

A new set of five 2-inch enamel pins celebrates what the public chose as being the "most important missions in human spaceflight history."

Drivers can now take Route 66 to reach Space City, or at least "a" Space City, as they cross Oklahoma.

"Even the boldest missions begin with a single idea scribbled down on a page."

The 23rd Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and first XL) to deliver cargo to the International Space Station will launch with the name of the fallen pilot of the space shuttle Columbia, the company announced on Monday (Aug. 18).

One of the chosen submissions will be selected by NASA to fly as the "zero-gravity indicator" on the first mission to launch astronauts to the moon in more than 50 years.

The White House on Tuesday (Aug. 12) ordered a comprehensive review of the Smithsonian, starting with eight museums, including the Air and Space.

Jim Lovell flew on the first mission to rendezvous with another crewed spacecraft; was on the first mission to fly humans to the moon; was the first astronaut to fly four times into space and first to fly twice to the moon. But how most people will likely remember him is as Tom Hanks...

Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Randy Weber wrote a letter to Chancellor John Roberts insisting on the comprehensive review, citing their concerns over possible violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act as it relates to the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Following the requirements of a recently enacted law, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy has decided to move a space shuttle to Houston for display. He just won't identify which one, and he is not alone...

As part of its celebration of 250 years of mail delivery, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued a prestige booklet highlighting some of the most popular topics for U.S. postage stamps.

A three-time cosmonaut who launched with the world's first self-funded space tourist and later led Kazakhstan's national space agency, Talgat Musabayev died on Monday (Aug. 4) at the age of 74.

Just one day after its official release, Lunar Outpost celebrated the rollout of its first Lego set with a pop-up display at Space Center Houston.

When the Artemis II crew debuted their mission patch in April, NASA described it as "representing the dual nature of human spaceflight." As it turns out, there was more behind it, literally.

The U.S. Mint has given the "go" to begin sales of Texas' American Innovation $1 coin honoring NASA Mission Control.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has opened to the public five more renovated galleries, including the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall and the new "Futures in Space."

For its 30th anniversary, the full-length "Apollo 13" will be shown in IMAX theaters for the first time. Starring Tom Hanks, the movie will be re-released September 19 to 25.

The hand-sculpted collectible stands 11.4 inches tall and is limited just 75 pieces, one for each year Peanuts has been in print. The "First Beagle" sells for $4,999 each.

Disney relaunched Test Track at Epcot on Tuesday (July 22) with a third retheming presented by General Motors (GM). The ride's new queue includes a mural depicting a GM-branded moon rover.

Tim Dodd (aka "Everyday Astronaut") is releasing a 1:100 scale series of die-cast models, starting with SpaceX's Falcon 9 and NASA's Mercury-Redstone and Mercury-Atlas rockets.

Purdue University has released the handwritten lists that Neil Armstrong kept of the mementos he flew to the moon on Apollo 11.

Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), as did the U.S. crew, who had invited him to submit his ideas for their mission patch. NASA disapproved. "It seems the powers that be are not that into peace doves and olive branches."

When astronauts next look out across the lunar surface, they will do so with a clearer view. Oakley, the high-performance sunglasses company, has been chosen by Axiom Space to provide the visor system for the AxEMU spacesuit.

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois on Thursday (July 10) called into question a plan to move space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Space Center Houston in Texas.