"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.

Before he was a sculptor, Dwight was an Air Force pilot who was nominated as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps ... became the first African American in space. Dwight was commissioned ...

The American flag is now flying at half-mast at the White House in honour of former US president Jimmy Carter. Mr Carter’s son, Chip Carter, confirmed the news of his father’s passing on ...

The Moon will soon get its first flapping flag, thanks to elementary school students from Changsha in central China's Hunan Province. When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they ...

American flags at President-elect Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate have been raised to full-staff before the end of the 30-day mourning period for former President Carter.

He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be present in the imagery of almost every key event in American history, from Apollo moon landings to firefighters raising ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...

Since the U.S. flag code dictates that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same or nearby poles, state flags also are lowered during such mourning periods. Trump earlier this ...

Flags across Texas and the United States are to fly at half-staff until late January to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100. This timeline will overlap with the Jan. 20 ...

The flag will also be lowered for the same period of time at U.S. embassies, military facilities, naval vessels and stations, and other facilities abroad, states Proclamation 3044, signed by ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent 675 days in space, more than any other American. She's also the worldwide female record-holder for time spent in space. So if anyone knows how space affects the ...