In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator ...

As a life-long consumer of newspapers, I have read many odd headlines. “Three Mice Make Radiation Ride in Model Man-in-Space Cabin,” from the Oct. 13, 1960 front page of The Marietta Times is a great ...

As a life-long consumer of newspapers, I have read many odd headlines. “Three Mice Make Radiation Ride in Model Man-in-Space ...

Most people think Sally Ride was the first woman in space - but that honor belongs to Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut who launched into orbit in 1963. This video uncovers her remarkable ...

Historian Valerie Neal reveals how women astronauts transformed NASA and redefined what it means to explore space.

Among the trailblazing women, those who had long aspired to spaceflight learned to fly airplanes in hopes of improving their ...

Female scientists have changed the world with their discoveries and inventions. Despite facing many challenges, they proved ...

Nichelle Nichols ' life has moved at the kind of warp speed her " Star Trek " character Lt. Nyota Uhura took for granted.

In the 1980s, affordable and wearable watches were hugely popular, from the distinctive bright colours of a Swatch watch to ...

These are the questions you could be asking yourself if, like a growing number of Britons, you have caught the solo travel ...

Seiko revived its 1980s Astronaut A829 model as the “Rotocall” digital watch; The watch’s bi-directional bezel selects ...

Five menopausal women form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest, and suddenly find they have a lot more to shout about than they ever ...