Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From top left to bottom right, the 2025 astronaut class: U.S. Army CW3 Ben Bailey, Rebecca Lawler, U.S. Air Force Maj. Cameron ...

Dwight went on Blue Origin's 25th mission with New Shepard along with Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol Schaller and Gopi Thotakura. American Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black ...

Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space on Sunday, ...

African American astronaut Mae Jemison, left, smiles as suit technician Sharon McDougle performs an unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit prior to the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on ...

The space agency's commitment to a diverse lunar landing has become unclear.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist Ed Dwight about his recent trip to space and legacy as America's first Black astronaut candidate. Ed Dwight, who trained to be America's first Black astronaut six ...

NASA is preparing to launch its first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, and Victor Glover is set to make history as part of the crew. Glover, a Southern California native, will serve as ...

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming mission dubbed Artemis II. The launch marks NASA's first journey back to the moon in over 50 years. The rocket ...

A veteran of four spacewalks, he is the first Black astronaut ever to be sent on a lunar mission. MISSION SPECIALIST CHRISTINA KOCH Koch, 47, set a record in 2019 for the longest continuous ...