On June 17, 1985, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on NASA's STS-51-G mission, carrying payload specialist Sultan Salman ...

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A National Geographic documentary directed by Cristina Costantini explores Sally Ride's personal life with interviews from ...

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Today marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of Baikonur, the world's first and largest spaceport, which played a key role in the development of manned spaceflight and became a symbol of ...

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered a video address on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Baikonur ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred years, an object has been seen, heard and photographed by people all around ...

Satellite Beach, Florida, is a relatively new town by Florida standards. It was incorporated in 1957 and is south of Patrick Space Force Base.