Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s first African American spacesuit technician, broke barriers and paved the way for future ...

In a giant leap for womankind, NASA announced plans to send the first woman to land on the Moon in 2024. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has outlined plans to make its first return ...

WASHINGTON -- NASA is renaming a facility after Black woman engineer portrayed in the movie "Hidden Figures". NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency's headquarters building ...

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to ...

Dr Wendy Okolo made history at 26 as the first Black woman to obtain a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and today she is an aerospace engineering researcher at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars.

Little Elm native Rebecca Lawler has been selected as an astronaut candidate for NASA. The former Navy and test pilot was chosen from a pool of over 8,000 applicants after applying three times. She ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first six women in newly issued, incompletely adorned astronaut jumpsuits, 1978: (front, left to right) Sally Ride, Rhea ...

On the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in the U.S., the space program promised to include women at the forefront of future missions, and they did it in the Bay Area. Astronauts, business ...