Lovell commanded the Apollo 13 mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and ...

Tom Hanks is remembering late astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Apollo 13,” as among the rare humans “who lead others to the places we would not ...

President Donald Trump's remarks at the National Purple Heart Day ceremony have once again become the talk of social media. While honoring Army Specialist Kevin Jensen and VA Under Secretary Captain ...

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

Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in 'Apollo 13,' following news of Lovell’s death Friday at ...

According to NASA, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the ocean at 9:33 a.m. off the California coast ...

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

The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.

Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

It took the capsule 17 hours to make the trip home, experiencing re-entry temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it punched through the atmosphere following Friday's ISS undocking.

Tom Hanks honored astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in "Apollo 13," with a touching tribute celebrating the space ...