Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

My academic background is in the History of Science, but I've been interested in spaceflight since grade school when I found a cartoon of two astronauts on the Moon.

The Sands Space History Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has reopened after renovations funded largely by Jared Isaacman. The museum features updated exhibits and artifacts from the ...

As a result, NASA pulled out of the Bion program, a series of joint missions with Russia that was intended to study the impact of spaceflight on living organisms. “These animals performed a service to ...

Sixty-two years ago today, on April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to venture beyond Earth’s atmosphere into space. The achievement rocked the world, not only ...

Animals in space: A brief history of ‘astrochimps’ During the early spaceflight program, NASA trained dozens of chimpanzees as part of Project Mercury, America’s mission to send humans to space.

A brief history of DIY spaceflight For 400 years, brave souls have risked their lives to send homemade contraptions—and themselves—to the stars.

In 2021, he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History. In 2023, the National Space Club Florida Committee recognized ...

Elon Musk. The Surprisingly Long History of Private Space Exploration America returns to its roots, thanks to philanthropists who are literally shooting for the stars.

While many animals have been used in space research, only one cat has made it into space. Stock image: A grey cat. In the 1940s, some cats were used by the U.S. Air Force as part of spaceflight ...

Home / A short history of lunar space tourism. Posted in Commercial A short history of lunar space tourism by Jeff Foust March 27, 2017 January 23, 2023. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X; ...

Image: “Space Cat Back Alive.” The Sydney Morning Herald 20 Oct. 1963 via Felicette “Laika the [Soviet] dog led directly to Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space, which led to ...