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5 days ago · This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space. This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.
3 days ago · The mysterious spaceship from the 1953 movie, "It Came From Out Space". It's so mysterious that I only had ONE reference photo of it t.
5 days ago · Since October 1, 1958, when NASA opened for business, it has accelerated work on human and robotic spaceflight, and is responsible for scientific and technological achievements that have had widespread impacts on our nation and the world. Discover Our History about 65 Years and Counting.
4 days ago · In the decades following the first Sputnik and Explorer satellites, the ability to put their instruments into outer space gave scientists the opportunity to acquire new information about the natural universe, information that in many cases would have been unobtainable any other way.
4 days ago · Sputnik 1. Sputnik 3, the first multipurpose space-science satellite placed in orbit. Launched May 15, 1958, by the Soviet Union, it made and transmitted measurements of the pressure and composition of Earth's upper atmosphere, the concentration of charged particles, and the influx of primary cosmic rays. (more)
5 days ago · Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering what happened to today in space history don't miss our On This Day in Space video show here!
4 days ago · Summary. Gurthang was a cursed, sentient sword that J. R. R. Tolkien described in his novel The Silmarillion . Gurthang was made of rare black iron that came to Middle-earth in a meteorite from outer space. Much like the One Ring, Gurthang contained the hatred of its creator, which spelled doom for its wielders.
