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 pioneer’s bravery and extraordinary life.

Tom Hanks has paid an emotional tribute to the famed astronaut he portrayed in Apollo 13. It was announced yesterday (8 ...

The four members of Crew-10 are scheduled to land off the coast of California Saturday morning, with splashdown scheduled to ...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...

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

Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space Station. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer? Let us know ...

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

U.S. Air Force Major Nichole Ayers, a NASA astronaut and graduate of both Woodland Park High School and the U.S. Air Force ...

Actor Tom Hanks remembers Jim Lovell following the Apollo 13 astronaut's death at 97, calling him a visionary who dared to explore space.

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do ...

With construction of modules for a new station already in progress here on Earth, plans are being made for the retirement and ...