May 14 has been a day marked by pivotal moments that have shaped the course of history across the globe. Whether in politics, ...

NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. He launched from Cape Canaveral on a Mercury-Redstone ...

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, "Freedom 7," at Launch ...

It’s been more than six decades since Alan Shepard launched on his famous suborbital flight. What would think of the U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first ...

One of the most luxurious perfumes Chanel No. 5 made its entry into the world of fragrances on May 5 , 1921. The perfume was ...

61 years ago, humanity reached space for the second time with NASA 's Project Mercury. On the morning of May 5, 1961, naval aviator and test pilot Alan B. Shepard Jr. hopped onto the Freedom ...

The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be ...

On National Astronaut Day, a day dedicated to celebrating America’s space icons, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense ...

Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a common childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids ...

Gayle King compared the flight to the historic launch in 1961 that made Nasa astronaut Alan Shepard the first American in space. Among the critics was the US transport secretary, Sean Duffy, who ...