The UK's Black Arrow and Prospero Program. Colossal failure?

From the Russians' attempt to colonise the Moon to eccentric plans for Mars. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The longest anyone has ever stayed on the Moon is 75 hours. Helium-3 is rare on Earth but can be processed from Moon soil,...

The dark side of the Moon remained a mystery until space travel allowed for circumnavigation. What did the astronauts find? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon orbits around the Earth and spins on its axis. These...

Learn about Neil Armstrong, from his childhood in Ohio and his interest in airplanes to his missions in the Korean War and his time as a test pilot, to the Gemini and Apollo 11 missions.

Discover the story of Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician who broke racial and gender barriers at NASA. Learn how her calculations made space missions possible, including John Glenn's historic orbit and the early space...

Explore the dynamic landscape of modern space exploration driven by billionaire entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos. Delve into the emergence of private space companies, their ambitious goals, and the rise of...

Delve into the captivating history of the Space Race, a pivotal era marked by intense competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. From the launch of Sputnik to the monumental Apollo 11 mission, discover the political...

Join the conversation on the pros and cons of space exploration amid the rise of billionaire-led space ventures. Explore contrasting views on the allocation of resources between space exploration and earthly concerns, such as climate...

The Space Station Freedom was the name given to the NASA project to construct a permanently manned Earth Orbiting space station. Unfortunately the Freedom was never completed as it was originally planned and after several cutbacks, what...

Uncover the story of astronaut John Young's infamous corned beef sandwich in space during the Gemini 3 mission.

This video recounts the historic launch of Sputnik One by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the beginning of the space race between the USSR and the United States. This event led to increased focus and investment in space exploration by...

FT Transact - Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos both want to deliver high-speed internet services from space but, as the FT’s Peggy Hollinger explains, a new Anglo-French player plans to strengthen its position in the market. OneWeb and Eutelsat...

In 1961, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy, the adorable pooch Pushinka, brought the men closer together. Did puppy diplomacy prevent an all out nuclear war?

Why did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin plant a flag on the moon? Moreover, why do astronauts and space agencies from across the world continually send their nations' flags to space? Today, Danielle traces the history and symbolism of...

Learn about the Apollo Space Program -- including the historic Apollo 11, Apollo 13, spaceflights, astronauts, historic dates, moon landings, explosions, rovers and more -- with this original Space Science video by KLT.

Operation Paperclip saw around 1,600 Nazi scientists recruited by US intelligence to aid American innovation. As a result, none were ever held accountable for their crimes.

1948 - The United States begins to send monkeys into space to test the biological effects. Albert I reaches sub-space, but does not survive. Albert the 2nd becomes the first monkey to make it into space, but dies after a parachute...

A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.

In 1963, the unmanned Titan II rocket was launched into space with a few cameras attached to it. These cameras allowed many people on the ground to see images of the universe beyond earth for the first time. This Universal Newsreel...

Animals have been used in aeronautical exploration since the dawn of flight, from sending sheep up in hot air balloons to launching chimpanzees into space. But as science advances, do we still need to use them? Should we send animals to...

The year 2026 marks the bicentennial of a landmark year in US history – when the first European women and enslaved people arrived on North American soil, and US democracy was born.

This video provides a historical overview of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It highlights how both countries competed to achieve milestones in space exploration, such as launching...

Ham was a special chimp. He was the first hominid in space, beating all humans to that acolade. But did his mission go smoothly? Or is his story a tale of survival against all odds?

The Cold War (Part 2)