Friday, May 17, 2013 - 4:12pm
Since 1937, the Wright brothers' first flight has been contested by supporters of Gustave Whitehead. And they may have a case.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 2:21pm
On January 18, 1965, Boris Volynov nearly died on his way home form orbit, and the Soviets kept it secret for over 30 years.
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:32pm
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first man to walk in space in 1965, but the mission almost killed him.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 1:59pm
On September 9, 1942, Japan tried and failed to bring WWII to the continental United States.
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 3:25pm
Gagarin's background made him stand out from his cosmonaut class of brilliant and talented pilots, and helped him become the first human in space.
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 5:01pm
John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight was just what the Soviet Union needed to regain their momentum in space.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 2:44pm
For a brief moment on John Glenn's orbital flight, NASA's first, it looked like the astronaut wouldn't make it home alive.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 12:16pm
In 1956, rocket engineer Walter Dornberger imagined a world where we all traveled by spaceplane.
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 4:41pm
Astronomers have found something more interesting at the center of our Milky Way galaxy than just a black hole: a star orbiting that black hole at the record-breaking speed of 3,100 miles per second. It takes less than twelve years to make one full orbit, but its speed isn't its only scientifically interesting aspect.
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 2:26pm
NASA's Curiosity rover is at a standstill, but thankfully it's not because its wheels are stuck. The rover is stopped for science: It's arrived at a site called Rocknest, an eight-by-16-foot area with ample loose material. Mission scientist have decided to stop here on the way to Glenelg for the mission's first scoop of soil for analysis.
