A former NASA astronaut has donated state of Kansas flags that made trips to the moon and back to the Cosmosphere.

Duke took the flags with him to the Moon on Apollo 16 in 1972. “We are grateful to General Duke for this generous ...

China is building space infrastructure and partnerships in Africa, including aiding Egypt's satellite program for strategic ...

The U.S. Military Academy has disbanded a dozen West Point cadet clubs centered on ethnicity, gender, race and sexuality in response to the Trump administration's push to eliminate diversity programs ...

Americans are concerned about what a nine star flag means in place of the standard 50 stars and 13 stripes on the American ...

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service extended its red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties until Thursday evening. That warning was initially scheduled to expire at 10 p.m ...

The order outlines that, aside from the stars and stripes, the only flags which are permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action, officially recognized as a national symbol by ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

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According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas ... unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. Patriot Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...