The monumental achievement of sending the first human in space is a cornerstone of the history of space travel. On April 12, 1961, a single man's journey beyond Earth's atmosphere captivated the world ...

CT considered paperback books, the Peace Corps, and the first man in space. In 1961, CT greeted one technological advance with unreserved celebration: paperback publishing. Pocket-sized paperbound ...

A Smithsonian historian chronicles the struggle to relieve oneself in space. July 12, 2013— -- "Do it in the suit." According to Tom Wolfe's book "The Right Stuff," that's what mission control ...

Everyone you know younger than 25 has never experienced a moment when a human hasn’t been in space, orbiting our world. That’s a population of around 3 billion people, or about 40% of the 8 billion ...