When Commander Shepard became the first American in space, it set the stage for the U.S.-Russia battle for the moon. The Journal's Page One analysis after the frenzied weekend, on May 8, 1961. Today ...

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and general manager of Atlantic Studios at The Atlantic.

Gayle King continues to catch flak online as she defends her trip to space with an all-female crew. The TV host icon compared the Blue Origin flight to a pioneering 1961 space mission, in which U.S.

"A production of CBS News for CBS Radio, with Bob Trout." -- Disc label. Credits: Edited and produced by Dan Bloom. Performer(s): Includes performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, conducted by ...