(CNN) — Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97. Lovell died on August 7 in Lake ...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after spending about five months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their capsule parachuted down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of ...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve ...

Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Pacific off the Southern California coast a day after departing the orbiting lab, ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell of Apollo 13 fame died at 97; his leadership is celebrated for averting a lunar mission disaster, ...

An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth Saturday after nearly five months aboard the International ...

StemRad’s vest doesn’t aim for full-body coverage. Instead, it delivers targeted protection to organs most vulnerable to ...

After more than four months aboard the International Space Station, four astronauts safely returned to Earth Saturday morning ...

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks honored James Lovell, the American astronaut he portrayed in “ Apollo 13 ,” with a heartfelt ...

The splashdown off San Diego closed out a 148-day mission for two NASA astronauts, a Japanese flier and a Russian cosmonaut.

It took the capsule 17 hours to make the trip home, experiencing re-entry temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as ...