Two disasters defined Soviet space tragedy. The N1 rocket created history's largest non-nuclear explosion while the Nedelin ...

The Soviet Union wasn’t just authoritarian — it was structurally bizarre. Daily life blended advanced science with superstition, bureaucracy with paranoia, and innovation with dysfunction. This ...

"Everyone was scared. Especially in Tuscola where it was feared that our town — with its big chemical plant, interstate ...

Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos are dueling to reach suborbital space. Two monkeys beat them to it 62 years ago. 1959The squirrel monkey Baker, often referred to as ...

In 1963, France launched Félicette, the first cat into space aboard a Véronique AGI 47 rocket. Her 13-minute suborbital flight provided valuable data on weightlessness and neurological activity.

Ronald Reagan was hysterical. He was many other things too, good and bad, but he was always funny, and he knew the power of a well-timed joke or one-liner. Humor was deeply important to Reagan and he ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Eurovision Song Contest act Emmy Kristiansen did a “deep dive” to represent Ireland, a fellow Norwegian singer has said. Kristiansen will perform her song Laika Party, about a Soviet dog sent to space ...