"...we were making history."
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Donald Duck's uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun
Introducing the "world-famous authority on outer space..."
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The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.
"Science fiction imagines the future. We build it."
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Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84
He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.
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The iconic T-38 jets flown by astronauts just got a spiffy new look
"Everyone wants to take that aircraft up now..."
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We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked
Let's shield the astronauts instead of the spacecraft.
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Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
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Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.
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Wally Funk, last of Mercury 13 and oldest woman in space, dies at 87
"I have been waiting a long time to finally get up there..."
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What is the oldest American object ever launched into space?
From a Revolutionary War flag to the Statue of Liberty...
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