Decades ago during the heady space race rivalry between the former Soviet Union and the United States, the entire world experienced the Sputnik moment when the first artificial satellite orbited the ...

On Saint Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting the Earth. The main purpose of this mission ...

"It would be a record for retrieving an exposed spacecraft." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Decades ago during the heady space ...