5 most daring space missions in history
From the lunar landing to the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, here are some bold space missions in history.
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Space cowboys: The maverick pioneers of galactic travel
Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.
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40 Greatest Engineers Who Made Enormous Impacts on the World
and SpaceShipOne (the first privately funded spacecraft). Burt is also honored at the National Air and Space Museum. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, under British rule, Fazlur Rahman Khan can claim the ...
SpaceX's Fram2 launch sends civilian crew into first flight around Earth's poles
The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained ...
The first people to fly in space over the poles got this stunning view
But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.
Historic SpaceX flight over Earth's poles ends with Fram2 mission splashdown in California
Four private spacefarers on a mission known as Fram2 set out to become the first humans to fly in orbit over both Earth's ...
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Introducing the Stars of Blue Origin’s All-Female Flight
Because privatized space flight is still new, Blue Origin’s announcement was met with surprise across social media, news broadcasts, and group chats. King says people have even stopped her on ...
Astronauts watch SpaceX's Starship explode in space during flight test
Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...