Baikonur Cosmodrome, an icon of Russian space exploration neglected in recent times by Moscow, is seeking a future. The legendary Soviet spaceport, situated on the Kazakh Steppe in southern Kazakhstan ...
Sure, you remember Neil Armstrong, but are you also a fan of Yuri Gagarin? The Russian cosmonaut became the first human to orbit in space when he flew the Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. On the ...
On 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. The mission was part of NASA’s Mercury human spaceflight programme and came just nine months after Soviet ...