The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame just held its annual induction ceremony, but one of this year's two honorees could not attend for a reason unique to all past enshrinements.

T wo veteran astronauts were inducted May 31 into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame — and one of them had to miss the induction ceremony as she's preparing to launch on yet another mission.

Two veteran astronauts were inducted May 31 into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame — and one of them had to miss the induction ceremony as she's preparing to launch on yet another mission.

Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., a decorated astronaut who became the first Black person to perform a spacewalk in 1995, is being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 31.

Retired astronaut Bernard Harris poses alongside a plaque during his induction ceremony for the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Saturday, May 31, 2025 while ...

Six-time shuttle astronaut Curt Brown, executive director of the Hall of Fame, says Whitson is America’s most experienced astronaut and is well-deserving of this honor. “She did three long ...

A veteran astronaut from Iowa has been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.Astronaut Peggy Whitson is from Beaconsfield. She was inducted into the 26th class of honorees at the Kennedy ...

America’s first astronauts of the1960’s “Project Mercury”, envisioned a place where former astronauts could be honored. In 1990, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame was established. It is ...

While others born in India and Hungary have flown in space before — including NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died aboard the shuttle Columbia in 2003, and two-time space tourist Charles Simonyi, ...

Two veteran astronauts were inducted May 31 into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame — and one of them had to miss the induction ceremony as she's preparing to launch on yet another mission.