Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Vostok 1 capsule, notching a win for ...

The first such flight occurred in 1963, when Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was launched on a solo mission aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6, becoming the first woman in space and the only woman ...

A secret hobby helped Valentina Tereshkova, return safely after becoming the first woman to complete a 3-day solo space ...

64 years ago, a man born in a tiny Russian village to a carpenter and a dairy farmer spent 108 minutes looking down at Earth.

Soviet Union’s cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to travel to space. Lasting there for just 108 ...

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and Gayle King, were joined by three scientists on the first all-female mission since 1963.

On April 14, 2025, six women aboard Blue Origin Flight NS-31 made history as the first all-female crew to fly to the edge of ...

Blue Origin's NS-31 mission completed a historic journey into space, carrying an all-female crew to the edge of the ...

Katy Perry, along with five other female crew members, safely returned to Earth earlier this afternoon (14 April).