The cosmodrome was the site of humanity’s first great achievements in space – the first ICBM launch (1957), the first satellite in space (Sputnik ... The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in ...

On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, ...

Attracting millions of people each year, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft, including Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B, the Apollo 11 Command ...

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

BYU’s Compliant Mechanisms Research lab, inspired by the ancient art of origami, is building a foldable, compact design that ...

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto dollar coins in celebration of the advancements made by two states. The United States Mint has released the designs of the ...

The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum will honor the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia with two days of special events ...

It is fifty years since the launch of Sputnik. The ensuing 'space race' had major impact ... and money flowed into scholarships and fellowships. The National Defense Education Act was passed ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Troy Meink, an Air Force veteran and the principal deputy director of the National ...

the National Museum of Western Art, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Ueno Royal Museum, the Shitamachi Museum, a scenic pond equipped with row boats, and plenty of verdant green space.

"Docking" happens when a spacecraft can manoeuvre and attach to a space station by itself. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration defines docking as “mating operations where an active ...