But from 260 miles above in space, he saw no trace of humanity — just desolation: a seemingly endless view of pure white ice.

Some of the explorers below lived at the same time and ... 1963 The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova (USSR). 1969 Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon, followed ...

The history of exploration—of momentous discoveries building on past insights—is the story we tell at the National Air and Space Museum. One of our iconic artifacts, the first airplane ...

“I wanted to be a part of that group of explorers.” Now 55 years old, the former NASA astronaut’s outlook on space travel mirrors fellow former astronaut William Anders, who shot the famous ...

Members of The Explorers Club are responsible for some of the most famous firsts ... mom who in 2026 will make her second trip into outer space. Gerardi’s first role in the club was working ...

In November 2021, and thanks to a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the SETI Institute donated Unistellar eVscopes to the Chabot Space & Science Center’s (Oakland, CA) Galaxy ...