On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet ...

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A "deeply personal" set of images filmed by NASA astronauts which includes the first ever selfie taken in space has been restored after years lying locked in a vault in Houston. They capture moments ...

COALWOOD, W.Va. — The Soviet Union may have gotten to space first, but its Sputnik probe inspired a generation of American students to surpass that feat. Retired NASA engineer Homer Hickam, the focus ...