Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957. Her one-way mission ...

Laika was launched into orbit by the Soviet space scientists to test the life expectancy in outer space. The Soviet media ...

November 3 has long been a day marked by significant events that have shaped the course of history around the world.Starting with a global milestone, o ...

Courtesy of the Internet Archive, this animated film from the Department of Defense makes the case for space. "The challenging idea of exploring beyond our planetary boundaries is as old as history," ...