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History Today: How Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space
Soviet Union’s cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to travel to space. Lasting there for just 108 ...
Deseret News archives: Mercury 7 crew introduced to the American public
On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald “Deke” Slayton, to ...
Gayle King, Katy Perry among crew of all women launching to space next week: What to know
The group of six women that includes CBS host Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry are set to make history in a Blue Origin launch next week.
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That's no space station, it's a student-led drone show: Space photo of the day
The Space Foundation's 40th Space Symposium got underway with space history lighting up the night sky over Colorado Springs.
The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space
It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...
‘Spacewoman’ Doc About First Woman to Command a Space Shuttle Mission Screens at CPH:DOX While NASA Axes Pledge to Land a Woman on the Moon
The director of 'Spacewoman,' about the Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, had its European ...