Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, became the oldest woman and, briefly, before she was beaten by the Star Trek actor William ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two NASA astronaut classmates and friends could cement their out-of-this-world friendship in the coming week as a women's ...

For Wally Funk, the dream of becoming an astronaut began long before women were welcomed into America's space programme. In ...

It comes as Nasa's Artemis II heads on its mission towards the moon As Nasa's Artemis II blasts off towards the moon with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen inside, the four ...

A NASA astronaut will spend nearly a year at the International Space Station, setting a record for women. Station astronaut Christina Koch will remain on board for about 11 months, until February — ...

Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who finally went to space half a century after training to be a female astronaut, has died.

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021 ...

Marie Curie redefined the role of women in science by training a generation of “lab daughters” to have stellar careers, shows ...

"Sally Ride became a household name as the first American woman in space, but scores of equally impressive women have also left their mark in space. On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women ...