Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...

Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958. A quick response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1 ...

The Czech satellite SATurnin-1 has been placed in orbit thanks to cooperation with Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. It is the largest satellite belonging to our southern neighbors. As the Czech Ministry ...

This photo taken on Jan. 8, 2025 shows the Tianlu-1 satellite developed by China's private satellite manufacturer GalaxySpace at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The launch of Pakistan’s Electro-Optical satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China on Friday. — Suparco The launch of Pakistan’s Electro-Optical satellite from the ...

FDNY officer Michele Fitzsimmons, who was told by her grandfather that “women shouldn’t be firefighters” is poised to become ...

For the first time in its history, the FDNY has promoted a woman to the rank of deputy chief. Michelle Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the department, was honored at a special promotion ceremony in ...

A fire broke out at a Brownsville apartment building around 9 p.m. Thursday evening. FDNY confirmed that they responded to reports of a fire on the second floor of a four-story apartment building. One ...

The 15-year-old’s leg was pierced by one spike when the FDNY reached the scene around 3 p.m. and began cutting around the low fence to free the teen and rush him to the hospital, officials said ...

A building fire left a person dead and two others hurt early Sunday morning in Bay Ridge, according to officials. It happened around 3:30 a.m. on the third floor of the building on 80th Street. A ...

"There’s no doubt that the cars that were parked on the hydrants have slowed down our members from engaging in firefighting tactics,” said FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. A 37-year-old ...