October 2, 1957 - In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik 1. This was the height of the Cold War and Space Race, prompting the U.S. to build Intercontinental ...
The U.S. wants to remain a superpower in space. It can’t without supporting NASA In the early 1400s, nearly a century before ...
NASA has banned Chinese citizens with U.S. visas from participating in agency programs — a dramatic escalation in the space race between China and the United States. It occurs as China gears up to ...