If he makes the cut, Cameron Jones will become the seventh University of Illinois alum to earn the title of NASA astronaut. Here’s a glance at the six others to date, ranked in order of time spent in ...
Michael Foale studied for a PhD in Laboratory Astrophysics at Queens’ College, Cambridge, graduating in 1982, and has since become one of the most accomplished figures in spaceflight, flying six ...
On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. The space shuttle Columbia safely touched down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in ...
White Sands Missile Range has continued to play a crucial role in supporting U.S. space activities well into the 21st century ...