A fatal fire during a routine test killed three Nasa astronauts inside the Apollo 1 capsule, 59 years ago. This tragedy ...

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...

On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

By 1967, NASA had wrapped up the Mercury and Gemini programs and was preparing for the launch of the first Apollo-series spacecraft.

The prime crew for the first manned flight of Project Apollo died in a flash fire inside the three-man spacecraft atop its ...

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The most common armor is the Whipple Shield, which was developed by astronomer Fred Whipple in the 1940s. Used on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module, the Whipple Shield consists of layers of ...

(NEXSTAR) – Partisan messages recently posted to government websites have prompted complaints that several federal officials may have violated the Hatch Act, a law passed in 1939 to restrict certain ...

A video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown is being withheld by some airports. Several airports, including three in Ohio, are refusing to play the ...

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management is reportedly weighing a sale of AOL after receiving unsolicited bids that could value the onetime internet pioneer at around $1.5 billion. Talks are in ...

Why is it that Hatch chiles are in season when it is least convenient to cook them? The peppers, which are harvested in August and September in the Hatch Valley of southern New Mexico, benefit from a ...

In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...