The monumental achievement of sending the first human in space is a cornerstone of the history of space travel. On April 12, ...

Learn about Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Know about her Vostok 6 mission, her life as a cosmonaut, and her ...

Ukraine-born engineer Igor Sikorsky designed the first modern day helicopter in 1939, creating a blueprint for many of the ...

Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

The journey to the Moon remains one of the most extraordinary achievements in human history. Sparked by the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and intensified when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, ...

The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts.

From rocketships and exoplanets, to FTL and black holes, there's something for every space fan in Marvel's "The Fantastic ...

To nail the presentation, NASA brought von Braun, its most celebrated engineer, to do the talking. After all, they were ...

The feat of Shepard, although after the orbital flight of Yuri Gagarin, promoted the US morale and later inspired space exploration. Read about the first American astronaut in space, impact of ...