Time

How the Inspiration4 Mission Fits Into the Long History of Civilian Space Travel

TIME Studios is producing the Netflix documentary series Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space, starting Sept. 6. It’s been 52 years since the artist Jeff Gates made a reservation to go to the ...
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SPACE HISTORY: Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova Became First Woman to Fly In Space in 1963

WATCH: The first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, shouted, “Hey, sky, take off your hat; I’m on my way!” Tereshkova’s ...
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Engineer becomes first person who uses a wheelchair to travel to space

A 33-year-old aerospace engineer has made space travel history, becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to pass the boundary of outer space. Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, a German aerospace ...
Time

With Private Space Flight On the Rise, Who Gets to Be Called ‘Astronaut?’

The crew of the Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit. From left: Hayley Arceneaux, Dr. Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman, and Chris Sembroski photographed in Los Angeles, July 2021 ...