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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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See amazing photos of NASA's new Orion space capsule for deep-space missions to an asteroid, the moon or even Mars.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, celebrates his 83rd birthday today.
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are cramming for their final hurdle before launch.
The grand prize is worth $10,000.
There are good scientific and ethical reasons to protect parts of Mars and other celestial bodies, advocates say.
The Robotic Refueling Mission activities will continue after a software issue is resolved.
See images of how the new 2017 Orion Capsule deep space test will work.
Europe will build the service module for NASA's upcoming Orion space capsule.
NASA's deal for a private inflatable space station room could catapult the technology beyond low-Earth orbit.
Commercial spaceflight company Bigelow Aerospace has grand plans for private space stations.
Columbia broke apart upon re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
By 2015, Russia will launch its first of four orbiters to the moon.
The company just sold a module to NASA but wants to set up its own orbiting stations.
Learning more about Earth's seafloor could help researchers plan a Europa mission.
The new Enterprise exhibit is a temporary display while the shuttle's main display is restored after Super Storm Sandy.
A recent photo of war-torn Syria from Space has Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield focused on peace on Earth.
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
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