America's first astronaut-ready spacecraft in eight years is currently being put through its paces in an unmanned test flight to the ISS, but 50 years ago, another spacecraft was undergoing an even ...

Apollo 9 commander Jim McDivitt, as seen on board the command module "Gumdrop" in March 1969. Former NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who commanded the first U.S. mission to conduct a spacewalk before ...

James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the commander of 1965's Gemini 4 mission, ...

The flight gave astronaut Rusty Schweickart a chance to look back at Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Fifty years ago, 10 ...

It was March 13, 1969 when Apollo 9 landed back on Earth after a successful space mission that would pave the way for lunar exploration. The San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park held a ceremony ...

James A. McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died on October 13 at the age of 93 McDivitt, who was of Irish descent, passed away peacefully in his ...

WASHINGTON — NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, commander of the Apollo 9 mission in 1969, has died at age 93, the agency announced Monday. According to The Associated Press, McDivitt died Thursday in ...