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.

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

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the l...

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...
An inspiring documentary film that details the life mission of Col. Ilan Ramon, the first and only A...

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

Moonscape is a free and freely downloadable high-definition documentary about the first manned Moon ...

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

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

How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American s...

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

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

The Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider - retired NASA Mission Control F...

NASA may have just gotten one step closer to the answering the question: are we alone? The Spitzer T...

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...

NASA's biggest spacecraft, Cassini, plunges into Saturn in the final act of a 20-year mission showca...

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcan...

The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generat...

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

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