Space & PhysicsJuly 19, 2011
As Atlantis Glides to Its Final Landing, What Comes Next?
Stories by John M. Logsdon
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2011
Final Shuttle Launch Occasions Anxiety about Future of U.S. in Space
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1998
The Race into Space
Space & PhysicsJune 1, 1994
Was the Race to the Moon Real?
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy made the goal to be first on the moon a matter of national honor. But were the Soviets truly in the running?
Space & PhysicsMarch 1, 1989
U.S. Access to Space
For the next decade the U.S. has to rely on the shuttle and existing expendable launchers to get into space. Before launchers for the 21 st century are developed, space-program goals should be established