When people think of the first animal in space, they usually picture a Soviet dog during the Cold War. But the true story goes back even earlier—and involves a very different kind of passenger. Long ...

"My hope is that space will be an opportunity for us to come together as a people," Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. says Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. is being inducted into NASA’s Astronaut Hall of Fame on Friday, ...

In “The Islands and the Stars,” Subodhana Wijeyeratne charts how Tokyo’s space program has changed over the past century.

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FOR THE NEW SHEPARD PROGRAM. THE SANDS SPACE HISTORY CENTER HAS REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE THE SPACE FORCE STATION GATES ON CAPE CANAVERAL. AND VISITORS ARE TELLING WESH TWO IT’S A ...

While the Soviets sent man's best friend into space, the French had other plans. Meet Félicette, the feline astronaut history forgot. You don’t have to be a pet parent to know that dogs and cats are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New Mexico Museum of Space History will celebrate Astro-Chim HAM and his contributions to America’s space history Saturday, ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – A new interactive exhibit in New Mexico is helping people tap into the past and future of space. The “Wall of Firsts” at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space. “It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a ...