Why the first American woman in space will be remembered forever.

Why the first American woman in space will be remembered forever.
Savitskaya paved the way for female cosmonauts
With a foreword by the astronaut who actually flew her, Into the Black is the complete and truly nail-biting story of the first-ever Space Shuttle, told better than ever before
All About Space caught up with the writer to find out more about his latest book, Into the Black – the gripping story of the Space Shuttle’s challenging maiden flight
It created a bit of a bumpy ride for the astronauts inside!
See and hear what it’s like to lift off with NASA’s low Earth orbital spacecraft system
We uncover what could have existed before the birth of the universe in the latest issue
The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of water ice
Every single launch of NASA’s iconic orbital spacecraft can be seen simultaneously in this stunning compilation
In 2008, the shuttle performed acrobatics in order to dock successfully with the Space Station
We find out if our planet’s radiation belts are as deadly as they sound
We find out if it’s possible to fly a fighter jet into space
Queen guitarist Brian May speaks of his sadness about the end of the Space Shuttle Program, over three years after it ended
With no air in space, do engineers have to take more care? We take a look…
Kevin Grazier, the science advisor for Alfonso Cuarón’s new sci-fi thriller Gravity, talks about the concepts behind the movie and explains why they’re not that far removed from real life.
Our exclusive illustration gives you the world’s first opportunity to see what this new concept vehicle from the ESA could look like.
The space shuttle Enterprise arrives at its final resting place in New York – check out the full story in this high-definition video from NASA
We speak to the man who performed humanity’s furthest free flying space walk.