March 8, 2026This is Ham, a chimpanzee trained by NASA who became the first great ape to travel to space on January 31, 1961, helping scientists prove that humans could survive and perform tasks during spaceflight. Space
March 8, 2026This is Félicette, a stray cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963, as part of the French space program. Weighing just five and a half pounds, she was chosen for her calmness and resilience, making her the perfect candidate for the mission. Space
March 7, 2026[OC] My HDR composite photo of the Worm Moon as Earth’s shadow eclipsed it. Captured using 3 telescopes from my backyard in Arizona. Space
March 7, 2026China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new 5-year plan Space
