Human spaceflight

Astronauts of Nasa's first crewed mission to the Moon for more than 50 years hope their journey inspires a new generation.

The mission around the Moon will pave the way for a lunar landing as soon as 2027.

The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.

SpaceX launched a crew of four private astronauts on a mission to orbit Earth over both poles.

The crew capsule safely landed in the desert after reaching suborbital space.