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Explorer 1 Satellite Launch
On January 31, 1958, the United States finally became a competitor in the Space Race.
Bernard Harris, Jr.: The First African American Spacewalker
By Chuck McClary, Digital Specialist and PR Coordinator February 9 marks the twenty-ninth anniversary of Bernard Harris, Jr.’s spacewalk on
Summer 2024 Cosmosphere Camp Counselor Paid NASA* Summer Internship Program
Are you a STEM or Education major looking for a way to engineer a great résumé? We’ve got the perfect
Experiments from two Kansas schools flew higher than 60,000 ft. in the Perlan Mission II Glider
The experiments were launched in the form of CubeSats–small, individual experiment packages that occupy a relatively small space in the
It’s Volta Day! Celebrate Batteries, Energy, and More with Your Students at the Cosmosphere
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799. We wanted to celebrate his birthday on the closest school day,
Return to Panic: How Two Iconic NASA Astronauts Survived the 1970S and Beyond
“Songs are as sad as the listener,” author Jonathan Safran Foer wrote in the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
A Standout Among Standouts: Astronaut Ed White (1930-1967)
Ed White’s journey to becoming a space-walking astronaut began with military flight service. He graduated from West Point in 1952,
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2023 Top 13 Holiday Space Gifts
Looking for that unique gift for the space lover or STEM fan on your list? Check out our Top 13
