The next Americans to walk on the moon will wear spacesuits designed by a Houston company, Oceaneering International Inc. Oceaneering will work with other firms in designing and producing these spacesuits—including ILC Dover, which designed Apollo spacesuits, and David Clark Company, which created the Gemini spacesuit. Oceaneering will begin work immediately, although the $180 million [...]

Mike Massimino took home plate from Shea Stadium. He’s returning it to the Mets new ballpark on Friday. A shuttle astronaut, Massimino took home plate with him on his most recent trip on the space shuttle. It was with him, aboard Atlantis, when he serviced the Hubble Space Telescope. Although he lives in Houston now, [...]

When Alan Shepard was launched into space aboard Freedom 7 in 1961, he was (briefly) one of the most famous men on the planet. Shepard grounded Next year, when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, Shepard became less visible. And, due to a medical condition affecting his inner ear—and his balance—he [...]