From explosions to milestones, SpaceX’s Starship journey to flight 12

As Elon Musk's SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date.

Where shuttles go to land

On April 14, 1981, the first NASA space shuttle mission came to a successful end when the space shuttle Colombia returned to Earth following a two-day test flight. On Friday, July 31, 2009, the crew ...
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A Century Ago, an Explorer and His Pilot Claimed to Be the First People to Fly Over the North Pole. Here’s Why Experts Doubt That Achievement

While the success of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett’s polar flight has been disputed, the former went on to accomplish ...

Gemini 7 astronauts spotted ‘brilliant body’ with ‘trillions of particles’ in space more than 60 years ago

An astronaut aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object, ...