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The launching of the first two Sputniks was a terrible blow to America’s self-image of technical preeminence that had developed in the years following World War […]
The launching of Sputnik on the night of October 4, 1957 was virtually a total success (see “Sputnik: The Launch of the Space Age”). The only […]
The world’s unexpected reaction to the launching of Sputnik on October 4, 1957 proved to be of immense propaganda value to the Soviet Union (see “Sputnik: […]
Born just over four years into the Space Age, I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s enthralled with the succession of space missions which ultimately […]
NASA today enjoys the reputation of being the best in the field of lunar and planetary exploration as a result of decades of highly successful missions. […]
During the earliest years of the Space Age, it seemed that the US Army’s Redstone missile was constantly present. On May 5, 1961 a modified Redstone […]
For many of today’s young space enthusiasts, the now-retired Space Shuttle remains the icon of spaceflight and is still held in high regard today. Many older […]
Today we have a veritable fleet of spacecraft from nations around the globe studying Mars from orbit and its surface. But just over half a century […]
In the years following the end of World War II, the possibility of space travel experienced a great surge of interest in Europe and America. This […]
Back when I was growing up in the heyday of the Apollo program, all young space enthusiasts like myself knew about NASA’s trio of unmanned lunar […]
While interest in miniaturized satellites for a range of applications has been growing in recent years, as a class these satellites are hardly new. By necessity, […]
ULA’s Atlas V is one of the most powerful launch vehicles currently available in the United States and it is certainly among the most reliable rockets […]
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