An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.

A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.

Two Americans and a Russian are on their way to the international space station.

Friends and family of the world’s next space tourist _ including his astronaut father _ watched Friday as the rocket for the voyage was placed on a launch pad in...

The suitability of robots for space missions is obvious: they’re tough, they’re precisely controllable, they don’t sissy out and die without air and...

A Virginia space company says a software billionaire plans to become the first private traveler to make a second trip to space

Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country’s first spacewalk, showing off China’s...

Chinese astronauts returned to earth and emerged triumphant from their capsule Sunday after successfully completing the country’s first-ever spacewalk mission.

Chinese astronauts return to return to Earth after successfully completing the country’s first-ever spacewalk mission.

Photos of a flag-waving astronaut floating in space were splashed across the front pages of state-run newspapers Sunday as China celebrated its first-ever space walk, a...

A Chinese astronaut on Saturday performed the nation’s first-ever spacewalk, the latest milestone in an ambitious program that is increasingly rivaling the United...

Chinese celebrated their nation’s first spacewalk Saturday, gathering at outdoor TV screens to cheer live video of the milestone for a program that has ambitions...

Astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou 7 spacecraft were making final preparations for the country’s first-ever spacewalk planned for Saturday afternoon.

The Beast: Moon Recreation Vehicle is a concept designed by Alberto Seco and consists of 4 different panels, which can be assembled on the skeleton frame, suspension...

A news story describing a successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet...

As a computer game designer, he’s made millions creating fantasy worlds. Now, Richard Garriott will live out his own fantasy of spaceflight. Garriott, 47, will...

A team of scientists led by researchers from the Instituto Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has succeeded in identifying naphthalene, one of the most complex molecules...

In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make _ a rescue mission.

NASA moved space shuttle Endeavour to the launch pad early Friday in case something goes wrong with the upcoming Hubble Space Telescope mission.

The October launch date of NASA’s shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope is in jeopardy because of a problem with the replacement batteries for the...