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“Some are challenging our leadership in space, say like the Chinese … We are going to win.” It is the 24th astronaut class for NASA since the original Mercury Seven made their debut in 1959. The ...

The countdown begins the moment you turn onto NASA Parkway, heading toward Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. That familiar tingle of excitement – part childlike wonder, part adult ...

On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An Apollo lunar module and John Glenn's "Friendship 7" are among the iconic space artifacts under ...