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Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham acknowledges the crowd before an Alliance of American Football game between the Orlando Apollos and the Atlanta Legend, Feb. 9, 2019, in Orlando, Fla.

Veteran, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

Before becoming an astronaut, Walter Cunningham enlisted with the Navy in 1951 and served as a Marine Corps pilot in Korea, according to NASA.

23 months ago

Marine astronaut to lead NASA mission to International Space Station

As mission commander, Marine-turned-astronaut Col. Nicole Mann will be responsible for all phases of the flight, from launch to reentry.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

2 years ago

Russia says video of US astronaut abandoned in space is just a joke

Russian state media claims the video was simply a joke.

By Sarah Sicard

3 years ago

Military pilots among NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates

More than 12,000 applied for the coveted spots.

3 years ago

More than half of NASA’s moon-bound astronauts are active-duty military

NASA's Artemis program plans to return to the moon by 2024. Among the crew will be the first woman to walk on the moon.

By Harm Venhuizen

4 years ago

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.

4 years ago