Eileen Collins made history as the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft - but despite her remarkable ...

Once a trailblazing astronaut, NASA’s spacecraft commander Eileen Collins is now making headlines as her new documentary on ...

Eileen Collins reflects on her time as the first female not only to pilot but also command a spacecraft. Here's her ...

Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to suit up for spaceflight. Valerie Neal Sally Ride at the Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Find out how NASA’s astronaut selection process has evolved. Diane Tedeschi Marsha Ivins (at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in 1995) flew on five space shuttle missions, logging more than 1,300 hours ...

US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was one of seven ...

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, will serve aboard the International Space ...

With Sydney to play host to the world's largest space conference this coming week, Katherine Bennell-Pegg says it is more important than ever to highlight the benefits of growing Australia's space ...

The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

HOUSTON — NASA has introduced its new class of astronaut candidates, some of whom may be among the first people to set foot ...