GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — 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 astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B. Chaffee. The Apollo 1 fire happened 59 years ago ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 34 sits as a preserved and haunting reminder of NASA’s first major tragedy — one which lives on in the agency’s culture as it prepares to send the ...

The industry gathers annually to remember the tragedy of NASA's Apollo 1 on Jan. 27 at Launch Complex 34. This year, the launch of Artemis II looms. NASA Artemis II launch sends astronauts on historic moon-orbiting mission NASA launches Artemis II on ...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — When he’s not at work, Sam Dove drives a Chevy Silverado 1500. But on the job, he gets behind the wheel of a 16-million-pound behemoth that’s been transporting NASA’s rockets for more than 60 years. Dove gets to drive the ...

NASA chief Jared Isaacman responds to the successful splashdown of the Aremis II crew off the coast of California after a historic mission around the moon.

On their 10-day trip around the moon, the astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission made history: They traveled deeper into space than anyone before. They saw parts of the moon never viewed by human eyes.

The Artemis II crew has reached the last part of its mission to circle the moon in a first step to returning humans to its surface -- splashdown day.