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Fifty Years of Human Spaceflight
Human spaceflight has come a long way over the last 50 years since the launch of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961 during the Vostok 1 mission. SPACE.com looks at just how far spaceflight has come and what's on the horizon.
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Three astronauts from the International Space Station will return to Earth one day later than expected.
Three astronauts are heading back to Earth tonight after 143 days in space.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield made history when he took command of the International Space Station on Wednesday, March 13.
The queen passed her personal best wishes along to Chris Hadfield.
The winning space radiation shield would launch on NASA's 2014 Orion test flight.
Space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. trip is immortalized in photos and videos.
Solar sailing holds promise for interstellar flight, though daunting challenges must be overcome.
A look at the nonprofit's plan to land four humans on Mars in 2023.
Mars One has contracted with Paragon Space Development Corp. to do a conceptual design study.
A new NASA challenge tasks students with protecting astronauts and hardware from deep-space radiation.
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
The $100 million space shuttle Atlantis exhibit will open on June 29 in Florida.
New Mexico, we have a space capsule.
Astronauts need good teeth to fly on board the International Space Station. Why?
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
The spacecraft was captured by the space station's robotic arm
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule will be captured by the space station's robot arm at 6:01 a.m. EST (1101 GMT).
Exploring the final frontier has always been a tough proposition.
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