International Space Programs
- Explore more »
The Galileo Project
Why Europe wants its own satellite navigation program.
April 2013 |
By Craig Mellow
China’s Next Step: A “Heavenly Palace”
With China building its own space station, a veteran U.S. astronaut says it’s time for NASA and its partners to extend an invitation.
October 05, 2011 |
By Leroy Chiao
The Family He Left Behind
Fifty years ago, Yuri Gagarin left earth. When he came back, everything changed.
May 2011 |
By Allen Abel
How Things Work: Soyuz-Station Docking
In orbit, it’s all about connections.
March 2011 |
By Michael Klesius
Star City at 50
Change comes to the place where spaceflight was born.
March 2011 |
By Michael Cassutt
Exit Strategy
NASA’s new launch abort system just passed a major test. But what booster and capsule will use it?
May 06, 2010 |
By Michael Klesius
Soviet Star Wars
The launch that saved the world from orbiting laser battle stations.
January 2010 |
By Dwayne A. Day and Robert G. Kennedy III
Mission to Mir
At the start of a new partnership, U.S. and Russian space travelers learn that every long journey begins with a single step.
October 2008 |
By Tom Harpole
First Steps
Chinese astronauts are preparing for their first spacewalk. What's in store for them?
September 18, 2008 |
By Leroy Chiao
Mission Possible
A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.
September 2008 |
By Anatoly Zak
Konnichi Wa, Kibo
The International Space Station says hello to its newest addition, made in Japan.
May 2008 |
By Dan Barry
Rough Ride Home
Three space station astronauts are glad to be back on terra firma after an off-course landing in a Russian Soyuz capsule.
April 2008 |
By Michael Klesius
The Man Behind the Curtain
Space czar Sergei Korolev won fame for the launch of Sputnik, but a more modest genius deserves the credit.
November 2007 |
By Asif Siddiqi
Laika's Tale
Fifty years after her flight, a new graphic novel recounts the saga of the dog that made space history.
November 01, 2007 |
By Tony Reichhardt
We Shocked the World
Nikita Khrushchev's son recalls the night Sputnik made history.
August 2007 |
By Sergei Khrushchev (Translated by Lyudmila Khomenko Chillico)
Russia's Long Love Affair with Space
It started with Utopian dreams and rocketeers.
August 2007 |
By Asif Siddiqi
It All Started with Sputnik
An eminent space historian looks back on the first 50 years of space exploration.
July 2007 |
By Roger D. Launius
Inside Shenzhou Central
A rare visit to China's astronaut training center.
March 01, 2007 |
By Leroy Chiao
