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Space Mysteries: Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

Astronomers try to solve the mystery of antihelium by searching for antistars.

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go to space. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

The private Dream Chaser space plane will touch down at the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) to wrap up its cargo missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

In the 60 years since they made history, Alan Shepard’s spacesuit and Mercury capsule logged more miles than they did on the first U.S. human spaceflight. Now, the Smithsonian is preparing both artifacts for their first long-term exhibition together.

It was 60 years ago today (May 5) that Alan Shepard, America’s first spaceflyer, urged nervous flight controllers to ”fix your little problem and light this candle” to send him into space.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., made the first U.S. manned spaceflight on May 5, 1961.

Mike Massimino and Garrett Reisman are quick to clarify the title of their new podcast. “We are not funny guys, we’re funny astronauts!”