On April 9, 1959, NASA introduced its very first astronaut class. This dashing group of young men is known as the Mercury 7.

One of the most remarkable moments in early space exploration occurred during the final mission of NASA’s Mercury program.

Although NASA’s Project Mercury and SpaceShipOne served very different objectives, a closer look reveals that both missions were powered by equal parts of competition, innovation, and a strong dose of ...

Part 2 explores the dramatically different approaches to the launch systems, and the surprising similarities in the factors that contributed to their success. Although they served very different ...