Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan ’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said. A national hero, ...

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk on June 30 to repair the International Space Station. The spacewalk will be the second for U.S. astronauts in 2026 and is expected to last under seven ...

The tragic story of an astronaut who lost his life after flying to space on a faulty aircraft for an important mission.

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Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before. Space tourism is part of this growth, with 140 paying ...

The Outer Worlds was Obsidian’s gutsy attempt at a spiritual successor to its lauded work on Fallout, but the game couldn’t completely hide the developer’s roots. The spacefaring retro-future was ...

Tom Mueller built the rocket engines that gave Elon Musk outer space. Now, the world’s greatest propulsion engineer is racing to create a cosmic courier service. Tom Mueller is driving his candy green ...

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The first time a 17-year-old Eileen Collins drove solo after getting her driver’s license was to follow the ambulance carrying her mother after a suicide attempt. After two decades raising four ...

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As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But what happened once Alan Shepard stepped into the space capsule? Alan Shepard ...

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...