When the ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975, an Apollo moonwalker was its first passenger, NASA's insignia was on display and Space Mountain was dedicated to opening the new frontier. "We astronauts are ...

CAPE KENNEDY -- America's first three Apollo astronauts died only 218 feet off the ground Friday night in a blazing explosion inside their space capsule atop its launch pad. An electrical spark ...

The DSKY Moonwatch recreates the instruments of the Apollo DSKY, the computer interface used by astronauts on ... end details are scratch-proof display glass, a Nappa leather strap with a flexible ...

A Napa County man died while mountain biking at a popular Northern California destination last week, authorities confirmed. Lauren Berlinn, spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office ...

In Platoff's report, she points out that NASA engineers were challenged by the prospect of Apollo astronauts raising a flag on the moon. "They designed a flagpole with a horizontal bar allowing ...

NASA's Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia tragedies remind Andrew Allen of the science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," where Americans later recall what they were doing and what they ...

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. -- A 35-year-old snowboarder who went missing as snow fell across Southern California's mountain communities has been found alive. Malachi Luis Garcia, a resident of Los Angeles ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Two former NASA astronauts will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, stated the American space agency on Tuesday. Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and ...

A mountain lion was attacking a dog at a residence in Downieville early in the morning on Monday when a neighbor shot and killed it, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.