Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its crewed space shuttle program with the launch of Atlantis on July 8, 2011, and ...

Here's a look at some others who found themselves stuck in space — by choice or not — along with some cool spaceflight ...

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to enter ... was the first great ape in space (it survived the landing). Gagarin’s capsule is described as basic by modern standards.

A replacement capsule was launched to bring Rubio and ... The first person in space was the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. The first American, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard ...