In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.

With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to ...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...

Never-before-aired NASA footage presents evidence that the Moon is being used as a base.

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...

Social isolation affects millions of people, even Mars-bound astronauts. A savvy NASA psychologist i...

The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with th...

July 1969. America made history and sent the first humans to the moon. High-quality NASA footage and...

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than ...

All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini,...

A group of maverick scientists on a remote Australian sheep farm are the globe's only hope for obtai...

One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is the dramatic and moving real-life tale of the Unite...

The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astr...

In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....

Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal...

Some 220 miles above Earth lies the International Space Station, a one-of-a-kind outer space laborat...

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the myste...

Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving t...