In the 1920s and ’30s, Chicago was home for the burgeoning Black aviation community, a place of opportunity central to Black ...

Closer to the ground, the Kansas-born airman even had the backing of then-President John Kennedy — a charismatic young leader hoping to unify a racially torn country — to potentially represent the ...

They will be aboard the New Shepard, the centerpiece rocket of Blue Origin’s space tourism business, in a launch this spring.

Two astronauts – whose one-week trip to the space station turned into a nine-month-long politically charged saga – should ...

Pioneering astronaut, NASA scientist and surgeon Dr. Bernard Harris will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame later ...

Africa.com invites students, educators, curious minds, and technology trailblazers to participate in this historic event. Whether you dream of becoming an astronaut, an engineer, or a scientist, ...

That’s what transforms dreams into reality. 3 Black astronauts — Re: “Texas celebrates culture — How the state’s recognition of the community began, and how it’s being honored today ...

The Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. statue cost $175,000, and Bradley University exceeded that goal by raising $225,000.

When the two veteran NASA astronauts made it to the International Space Station in June, their stay was only supposed to last a mere few days until they returned again as part of the first crewed ...

“Kennedy was trying to get the nation ready for a Black astronaut,” said Dwight, whose battle against the Goliath of prejudice faded in the aftermath of Kennedy’s 1963 assassinatio ...