Here is the heartbreaking story of Laika, the soviet dog who became the first animal to orbit the Earth in 1957.

Engineer Yevgeniy Shabarov recalled the dog's final moments on Earth, saying: "After placing Laika in the container and ...

Project A119 was a Cold War-era response to Sputnik, with the goal of using a nuclear explosion in space to scare the Soviets ...

In the late 1950s, Soviet and American scientists and engineers raced to develop long-range ballistic missiles with payloads ...

"Use Beppo's words," mission operator James Austin Johnson suggests to Mulaney, who takes a deep breath. "Beppo no go home.

Johan Grimonprez's Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat is a grim, exciting history lesson that announces itself with percussive ...

Since Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957, satellites have been made with metals. A group of Japanese scientists thinks it has a viable alternative: wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the ...

"Americans react to Sputnik’s launch in 1957. David Hoffman presents captivating documentaries and archival news clips that explore the evolution of American life over the past century ...

On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

November 3 marks 67 years since the Soviet Union sent Laika the dog to orbit the Earth on its Sputnik 2 mission. We recall ...

On Nov. 3, 2014, 13 years after the World Trade Center was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, One World Trade ...