A rare 1950s concept car, the Cadillac Cyclone, was designed with elements inspired by NASA rockets, including large “jet engines” on the sides. + Video: Russian Warship Armed with Hypersonic ...

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

NASA provided Business Insider with a montage of footage showing early unmanned rocket launch attempts made by the US military in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Each of these attempts resulted in ...

Established in the late 1950s and early 1960s, NASA’s DSN currently maintains contact with the Voyager probes, the Mars rovers, and the Juno probe around Jupiter. The Spaceflight Operations Cent ...

NASA October 4: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into earth orbit. The first man-made satellite passes overhead, making one revolution every 90 minutes. October 5: The Soviet daily newspaper ...