NASA announced the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts on April 9, 1959. The group was quickly dubbed the “Mercury Seven,” as the men were chosen for Project Mercury. The ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, Bill Fecych (seated) and Don Johnson work in the reactor control room during its operating days in 1959. After an ad hoc committee study in 1977, ...

On this day in weather history, the first American astronauts were introduced to the world. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories ...

Shepard, Glenn, Slayton, Grissom, Schirra, Cooper, Carpenter. Swap them around, place them in any order you like — they’ll still be recognizable as the names of the dauntless men NASA chose as America ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Michigan and Purdue will battle on land this Saturday for a football game. They are also longtime competitors in space travel, as well. Numerous Wolverines and Boilermakers have gone ...

The Appropriations Committee of the US House of Representatives has set May 8 as the date they will begin debating an election year budget that pares NASA back to its lowest level as a percentage of ...

1959: The first seven astronauts selected to participate in NASA’s Project Mercury are introduced by the space agency at a press conference in Washington. Dubbed the “Mercury Seven” by the press, ...

There are only 45 active NASA astronauts in the world today — and fewer than 300 former ones since the organization's inception in 1958. But it's a highly sought-after job. In 2016, a whopping 18,300 ...