Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...
Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aren’t the first to run late in space, and their 9 ½-month mission falls ...
History Today: When Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made history as the first person to walk in space. The spacewalk lasted 10 minutes. Also, on ...
The Ultimate 'Sad Man in Space' Movie Ranking
Up next is another brief intermission from the customary woe of the lonely man in space, courtesy of the legendary Bong ...
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Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Since those early steps, extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in ...
Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Be Delayed in Space
From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a ...
DEI in space
The European Space Agency has cleared a former Paralympian to train for a stint on the International Space Station. That’s a ...
Who Has Spent the Longest Time in Space?
As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth this week after being stranded at the ISS for 9 months, ...
NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
Ripple Labs said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ended its appeal from a court ruling that the ...
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Behind the story of the return of stuck NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams
On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of ...
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Yuri Gagarin was first person in space 62 years ago - but how far have we come?
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to enter space more than 62 years ago. It was a massive propeller for technology we depend on today. The race into spa ce was intense between the US and ...
RETRO FIND: Sally Ride, first American woman in space, inspired generations to reach for the stars
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history as the first American woman to journey into space, soaring aboard the shuttle ...