Astronomy on MSN
May 5, 1961: The first American in space
In 1961, amidst the tensions of the Space Race, NASA made an unpopular choice: Concerned with booster issues during a January ...
Starlust on MSN
The space race then and now: From the erstwhile US-Soviet rivalry to the current China factor
Where the rivalry of the 50s and 60s played out as a race of 'firsts,' the US-China rivalry is about sustained presence on ...
The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing, with China’s progress slow and steady and the US’s landers still in development ...
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