The Space Store

For the last 58 years, NASA has been responsible for leading space exploration efforts and research that helps us better understand Earth and the universe beyond. The four different areas that NASA works within are aeronautics, human exploration and operations, science, and space technology. With missions completed at the international space station, and new discoveries relating to Mars, 2016 was a successful year for...

On Oct. 4, 2007, the human race celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, by the former Soviet Union. That space shot also launched the Space Race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union. Despite that turbulent beginning, the initial launch has led to 6 decades of triumphs and tragedies in space science...