'Wow, There Goes The Ground': North Texan Wally Funk Shares Story Of Her Dream Journey Into Space

On July 20, 2021, Wally Funk lived a dream that was more than six decades in the making.

• Aug 4, 2021

Potty Training: NASA Tests New $23M Titanium Space Toilet

NASA's first new space potty in decades is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before flying to the moon.

• Oct 2, 2020

Enlistment Oath For US Army Recruits In Texas Was Truly Out Of This World

Dozens of young people gathered at Johnson Space Center in Texas gathered to dedicate themselves to service and the soldier administering the oath did it from 250 miles above the Earth.

• Feb 27, 2020

Record-Setting Astronaut Christina Koch Returns Home, Shares Video Of Reunion With Dog After Nearly A Year In Space

"Not sure who was more excited," Christina Koch said in the tweet. "Glad she remembers me after a year!"

• Feb 13, 2020

Apollo 16 Astronaut Charles Duke Chosen As 2020 Texan Of The Year

The Texas Legislative Conference has picked an Apollo 16 astronaut as the 2020 Texan of the Year.

• Dec 3, 2019

The Small Step And Giant Leap: US Marks 50 Years After Apollo 11's Mission To Moon

A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's "giant leap" by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and nibbling MoonPies.

• Jul 20, 2019

It's Been 50 Years Since Apollo 11 Landed, But The Moon Is Still Doing Great Business

Since July 20, 1969 marketers have jumped at the chance to make a buck off the moon -- selling everything from cars and televisions, to cereal and breakfast drinks.

• Jun 24, 2019

SpaceX Suffers Serious Setback With Crew Capsule Accident

SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year.

• Apr 22, 2019

ISS Astronaut Uses Robotic Arm To Capture Cargo Ship With Easter Feast Onboard

• Apr 19, 2019

NASA's 1st All-Female Spacewalk Cancelled Because Of Spacesuit Sizing

Two female astronauts had been scheduled to make history on the International Space Station Friday but it won't happen because there aren't enough spacesuits that fit the women properly.

• Mar 26, 2019

Neil Armstrong Memorabilia Fetches $7.5 Million At Auction

Memorabilia that belonged to the first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has fetched more than $7.4 million at a Dallas auction.

• Nov 5, 2018

Oklahoma Astronaut Corn Maze Photographed From Space

It's apt that a maze cut into an Oklahoma cornfield featuring the likeness of a former NASA astronaut can be seen from space.

• Sep 24, 2018

Air Leaking From Russian Side Of International Space Station

A small air leak has developed on the Russian side of the International Space Station.

• Aug 30, 2018

Astronaut Quits Halfway Through Training, 1st In 50 Years

For the first time in 50 years, an astronaut-in-training is quitting NASA.

• Aug 28, 2018

Robot With Artificial Intelligence About To Invade Space

A German robot named "Cimon" has an IA brain courtesy of IBM.

• Jun 28, 2018

NASA's Record-Breaking Spacewoman Retires As Astronaut

Working as a biochemist, Peggy Whitson, joined NASA as a researcher in 1986 and became an astronaut in 1996. Her last spaceflight was last year.

• Jun 15, 2018

Alan Bean, Astronaut Who Walked On The Moon, Dies At 86

Astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the moon, has died.

• May 26, 2018

Afraid Of Heights In Space: NASA Astronaut Details Flight

When NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba was out doing a spacewalk during a recent trip to the International Space Station, he held on tight. That's because Acaba is afraid of heights.

• May 3, 2018

3 Space Station Astronauts Return To Earth

Three astronauts returned from the International Space Station to the snowy, bitingly cold flat lands of Central Asia, ending a 5 1/2-month mission highlighted by robotic renovations, teacher pep talks and greetings from Pope Francis.

• Feb 28, 2018

15 Years Since Columbia Disaster UT Arlington Remembers Kalpana Chawla: One Of Their Own

Fifteen years ago today, the space shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas. All seven astronauts on board were killed, including one with ties to North Texas.

• Feb 1, 2018

NASA Bumps Astronaut Off Space Station Flight In Rare Move

NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch.

• Jan 19, 2018

NASA: Legendary Astronaut, Moonwalker John Young Dies At 87

Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87.

• Jan 6, 2018

First NASA Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Dies At 80

Bruce McCandless was famously photographed in 1984 flying with a hefty spacewalker's jetpack, alone in the cosmic blackness above a blue Earth.

• Dec 22, 2017

Space Delivery: Astronauts Get Ice Cream, Make-Own Pizzas

Astronauts got a mouth-watering haul with Tuesday's Earth-to-space delivery — pizza and ice cream.

• Nov 14, 2017

Apollo 12 Astronaut Richard Gordon, Who Circled Moon, Dies

During Apollo 12 in November 1969, Gordon circled the moon in the command module "Yankee Clipper" while Alan Bean and Charles Conrad walked on the lunar surface.

• Nov 7, 2017