Laura Shepard Churchley's (left) father became the first US astronaut in space in 1961 The daughter of the first US astronaut, Alan Shepard, has blasted into space - 60 years after her father's ...

The Karman Line is the invisible boundary recognized as where space begins. When a person flies over it, they are considered ...

Jul 14, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 Updated Jul 15, 2019 The late Alan Shepard of Derry ... “The Right Stuff,” Shepard became the first American to travel in space.

Jason Isaacman, Donald Trump's appointee to lead NASA, is a spaceflight enthusiast with a skeptical view on the agency's role ...

It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry ...

Blue Origin sent six more people to the edge of space, including the first married couple to make two trips together to the ...

Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have been exploring space for more than two decades and the space race is beginning to ...

Named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space, this suborbital vehicle was designed to carry both payloads and passengers into space and return them safely to Earth. The New Shepard was ...

Alan Shepard, America's first and oldest astronaut ... For Russia, the year in space was both triumphant and tragic. They launched the world's first space station in April, and they had a ...

NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named.

NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named.