NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a spectacular return from the International Space Station after 220 days in orbit.

A space homecoming is coming soon as NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts wrap up a 220-day orbital mission ...

A new commander has taken charge aboard the ISS as three crew members prepare for their return to Earth—just in time for one ...

We're saying happy birthday to a politician and activist who was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s right-hand-men during the civil rights movement of the 60s. NASA set to bring astronauts home after ...

Pettit has been dazzling fans back on terra firma with his amazing photography during his seven-month mission, with standout ...

In honor of its 31st birthday, NASA turned the space telescope's attention toward a distant and jaw-droppingly beautiful "celebrity star." AG Carinae, which NASA calls one of the brightest stars ...

(KABC) -- This women's history month, a NASA legend and aerospace trailblazer ... Memorial Space Center in Downey celebrated her birthday and accomplishments. "She owned Lee's Cafe in South ...

In 2012, with the world watching, NASA landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars. The day it landed is considered its birthday and to celebrate its first birthday, NASA engineers thought it would be fun if ...

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest astronaut, is set to return from space on April 19, his 70th birthday. Mr Pettit, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has completed more than 3,520 ...