Soviet Russia's Soyuz 11 cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolski, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev died on their return to Earth ...

Space is one of the most dangerous frontiers, yet astronauts have repeatedly defied death through skill, technology, and ...

It’s not a lack of gravity that poses the biggest problem. Instead, environmental factors might prevent a space shooting. Extreme temperatures could cause the weapon to overheat and malfunction. If ...

With NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore returning to Earth on Tuesday after nine months in space, ...

“Don't be afraid to dream big and, pursue that dream one step at a time. And, sooner than later, you would realise that you ...

While the space race of the 1960s was a contest between two rival superpowers, today it is being fought by private space ...

And in 1971, all three of the Soviet’s Soyuz mission crew died when their capsule depressurised before re-entry, as they travelled back from humanity’s first stay on a space station ...

Space exploration has been marked by tragic disasters, such as the Apollo 1 fire, Soyuz 1 and 11 accidents, and the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia tragedies. These events emphasized ...

An exclusive conversation from 2007 with Williams, who is on way back to Earth with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore after an extended stay on the International Space Station ...