NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California's Mojave Desert.

NASA's boss says it is in a new space race, as four astronauts hit a milestone in their 10-day moon mission.

Besides being the first time we’ve sent humans to our celestial neighbor in over half a century, the mission’s daring crew of four also includes the first Black person and first woman to visit the Moo...