January 2nd, 1959: The Soviet Luna 1 is Launched

The remarkable rediscovery of Lunokhod 1: How a Soviet rover's reflector answered Earth after 40 years of silence

The article recounts the story of Lunokhod 1, the Soviet Union's first robotic lunar rover that landed on the Moon in 1970 and operated for

NASA Sets April 1 Launch Target for Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission

NASA has targeted April 1 for the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon since 1972. The decision follows a succes

How the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet's surface in 1970

On 15 December 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet.

NASA Artemis II Mission Releases First Lunar Flyby Images Showing Previously Unseen Regions

NASA's Artemis II mission has released the first flyby images of the Moon captured by astronauts during their historic test flight. The phot

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: First International Human Spaceflight

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project marked the first international human spaceflight, bringing together American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts

What song was number one when America landed on the moon in 1969?