YURI GAGARIN, the first human to travel into outer space, was born on March 9 1934, so let’s celebrate his birthday by remembering the time he embarrassed a British Tory government simply by being ...

Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

For five years, the Soviet Union tinkered with the jet train, even testing it on public rails. But the project collided with ...

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to enter space ... The race into spa ce was intense between the US and the Soviet Union back in the early 1960s as no country had managed to fly a ...

On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, winning the Oscar for best ...

Alton hairdressers held a style show featuring their favorite clients and the latest coiffures, with winners receiving ...

A veteran correspondent’s memoir reveals the humanity and misjudgment of the Soviet leader who sparked the Cuban Missile ...

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

The four astronauts were trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, where Rakesh Sharma underwent training. Sharma is the first Indian to travel to space in 1984. Union ...

A moon landing is planned by 2040. Despite nearly 64 years since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first spaceflight in April 1961, human missions remain challenging. Errors and oversights can ...