The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

Here's a look at some others who found themselves stuck in space — by choice or not — along with some cool spaceflight ...

That said, we know for sure that one person has taken alcohol into space, before drinking it on the Moon. During Apollo 11, the first human spaceflight to the lunar surface, Buzz Aldrin took wine and ...

At the age of 46, he launched to the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-6 on Aug. 29, 1988—16 years after becoming a Soviet cosmonaut in 1972. He was accompanied by fellow Soviet cosmonaut ...

Sharman wore the garment for her 1991 mission to the Soviet/Russian space station Mir. The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft that returned U.K. astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station in ...

Before the International Space Station (ISS), the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of space stations, changing the course of human spaceflight forever. From Salyut and Mir to their lasting ...

At the age of 46, he launched to the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-6 on Aug. 29, 1988—16 years after becoming a Soviet cosmonaut in 1972. He was accompanied by fellow Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir ...

for a stay at the Soviet Union’s space station, Mir. While Mr. Krikalev was orbiting the earth, the Soviet Union disbanded, and he was asked to extend his stay by almost five months, in part ...