In the late 1950s, as Sputnik reshaped the Space Race, the U.S. Air Force quietly studied Project A119, a proposal to detonate an atomic bomb on the Moon as a spectacle visible from Earth. The plan ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space, simultaneously launching the USSR and the United States into a space race.

In cosmic terms, half a century is a mere blink of an eyelid. But for mankind, much has happened in the 50 years since Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union on 4 ...

Like many other early Baby Boomers, I have been periodically in awe of our various space adventures since the launch of Sputnik in 1957. I use the expression “periodically in awe,” as sometimes a ...

In 1957, a little beeping ball stunned the world. Sputnik I, launched 50 years ago on Oct. 4, set the stage for many more satellites to follow and... Sputnik I, the First Satellite to Orbit Earth, ...

The launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 50 years ago this week marked the dawn of the space age — and sparked songwriters' imaginations. Sputnik in Space and Song Sputnik in Space and Song Sputnik ...

What was the Sputnik "panic"? -- The most fateful decision of his presidency? -- Eisenhower's reaction to Sputnik -- Space and Eisenhower's principles -- Cheerleader-in-chief -- Gloom, gloom, gloom -- ...

In the midst of the Space Race – a little over a year since Sputnik's launch – the Soviet Union scored another win when Luna ...

Large protests were organized across the country calling for justice for Renee Good, including in Kansas City, where Good lived before her move to Minneapolis. Kids in the Kitchen returned to ...