Here’s a look at the significance of sending animals to space

Jan. 31 marks the day Ham, a chimpanzee, was launched into sub-orbital space in a Mercury capsule aboard a Redstone rocket to ...
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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II.
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Strange Streaks Found on Mercury, NASA Uncovers 400 Signs the Planet Isn’t Not Dead Yet

For decades, Mercury has been seen as astatic, heavily cratered planet, a relic of early Solar System history. Its surface, ...
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NASA Drops Spacecraft into Mercury's Orbit

Calling its journey "as close to perfect as you can get, NASA announced its Messenger spacecraft has reached Mercury and is orbiting as close as 124 miles above the solar system's innermost planet.
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EDITORIAL | Tragedy at NASA: Three astronauts lost their lives in pursuit of the stars

By 1967, NASA had wrapped up the Mercury and Gemini programs and was preparing for the launch of the first Apollo-series spacecraft.