How did America respond to the Soviet Union’s space dominance? The Mercury Rocket was supposed to put the U.S. ahead, but despite its early victories, it was quickly replaced. Why? Find out the ...

The late 1950s and early 60s were a time of the Cold War, Sputnik, and the Mercury and Gemini space programs. Lionel’s entry ...

This is a non-flying, staatic display model rocket of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 launch vehicle, made by Model Products in the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a representation of the Sputnik 1 ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

Seventy years ago, on September 17, 1955, a modified Convair B-36 departed Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. Legendary U.S.

Anti-satellite missiles can be launched from fighter jets and are generally hit-to-kill weapons that destroy satellites by ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is making real change on the ground, enabling astronomy research. Its Research Education ...

While U.S.-based companies are launching more payloads into orbit than ever before, they’re still limited by the inefficiency ...

The inventor’s handmade tools are now museum artifacts.