There were new designs for the plane's rocket engine, landing equipment and the small rockets needed to move it in space.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

But as he says, the search for life in outer space is a long-term goal, and he is still hopeful.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

But not all tests for life in outer space take place far away, and not all involve the search for liquids.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Astronomers use the observatory to study the positions and movements of the Earth, sun,moon and other objects in space.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Last week,British billionaire Sir Richard Branson showed his new spaceship Enterprise at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

Borman and Lovell proved that humans could survive in space for the time needed to get to the moon and back.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Frank Borman noted happily that after twelve lonely days in space, he and James Lovell finally had company for one night!

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Rockman imagines a terrible future in which plants and animals must be sent into space to protect them from Earth's pollution.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

The collision of the Russian and American satellites was the first of its kind in over fifty years of space travel.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

During World War Two, the Red Cross made bandages in the house and also used the space to treat soldiers wounded overseas.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

The painting hangs in a circular room and completely surrounds visitors standing in the middle of the space.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

The scientists work for the American space agency and the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder,Colorado.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

But one thing is sure. The discoveries in the meteorite helped shape policy and exploration efforts at the United States space agency,NASA.

VOA: special.2010.07.28