“Oh, that view is tremendous.”
On This Day, Astronaut John Glenn spoke these words as he became the first American to orbit the Earth while on the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. In Glenn’s historic Feb. 20, 1962 Mercury flight in his Friendship 7, he orbited the Earth three times over 4 hours and 44 minutes.
Send your name around the Moon! Claim your spot by signing up before January 21, 2026. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon and back on Artemis II, the first crewed flight under NASA's Artemis campaign. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina...
Journal of Space Philosophy Volume 14, Number 2 In this issue of the Journal of Space Philosophy, Bryant Cruse explores how the existence of open frontiers, such as the western frontier in the United States, shapes human cultures, and he then applies his conclusions...
A Science Strategy for Human Exploration for Mars When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking the beginning of a...
