Moon rocks have also made brief visits at the White House. During Trump's first term in office, a different Apollo 17 rock ...

Back on Earth, Whitson was appointed chief of NASA's Astronaut Office in 2009. She was both the first woman and the first non-military officer to hold the position. Whitson returned to the ISS on ...

dreaming about becoming an astronaut. In part ... Dwight remained in the program, protected by the Oval Office until Nov. 22, 1963 — the day President Kennedy was assassinated.