Headlines of the 1950s and '60s seemed to indicate that the Soviet Union was light-years ahead of the U.S. throughout much of the space race. But behind the scenes, a very different story was ...

One such company in this space race is the Texas-based firm Firefly Aerospace. On January 15, Firefly launched its Blue Ghost 1 mission, marking a significant milestone in the development of an ...

A global space race – ignited by the dangers of depending on single-source providers—has started with the US, China, and the EU vying for dominance. China's Qianfan is rapidly expanding ...

The UK in space The UK’s first involvement in the space race came in 1952. By 1962, the UK had launched it’s first satellite - the Ariel 1. The first British astronaut, Helen Sharman ...