China is pressing forward on its human space exploration plans, intent on establishing an international space station and, experts say, harnessing the technological muscle to launch its astronauts to the moon. Highlighting China's intent, the country is working with the United Nations to stage a major...
Buzz Aldrin lands in Hutchinson this weekend, 44 years after he and Armstrong landed on the Sea of Tranquility. At 83, he’s got another book out, “Mission to Mars,” pleading with the U.S. to go to the red planet, arguing in chapter after detailed chapter...
A private manned Mars mission may get some help from students on its way to the launch pad in 2018. A newly announced contest asks students to propose design concepts for the Inspiration Mars mission, a private effort that aims to launch two astronauts on a...
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is one of the privileged few to have walked on the moon, but he hopes space tourism will be much more of an equal-opportunity experience. More than 40 years after the historic moon landing, Aldrin is now consulting for the U.S. government...
CONAN Highlight: AnimationB thinks Conan mistook moonwalkers, but he's got Colonel Aldrin in his corner...