Step one is probably having access to billions of dollars, but what about the following steps?

Turns out, going to Mars in the 80s could have been a thing.

Ever wonder the difference between an 'Astronaut' and a 'Cosmonaut'? Well, have a seat and get comfortable because SciShow Space will tell you all about it.

On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight.



The This was the first time that a spacecraft carried more than one person into orbit, with...

On May 12, 2000, two Russian cosmonauts embarked on the 80th and final spacewalk at the Mir space station. This was also the first commercially financed spacewalk. A private company called Mircorp paid to launch two cosmonauts, Sergei...

On November 2, 2000, the International Space Station welcomed its first long-term residents: NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev.



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On Oct. 6, 1992, the United States and Russia signed an agreement to share astronauts and cosmonauts.



Known as the Agreement on Human Spaceflight Cooperation, this plan laid out the details for the joint Shuttle-Mir Program....

In this video, cosmonauts at Star City near Moscow undergo underwater tests to familiarize themselves with the European robotic arm known as ERA. The arm will assist in the installation of a new Russian module on the International Space...

This video provides a glimpse into the rigorous training that Dutch cosmonaut Andre Kuipers undergoes at the Star City cosmonaut training center near Moscow. From learning Russian language and space flight theory to practicing emergency...

Cosmonaut Record Holder:A Russian cosmonaut sets a record for spending over 800 days in space during a remarkable 20-year career.

The little-known story behind the Zambian Space Program.

This video provides a detailed account of the historic space flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space and orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961. The video covers Gagarin's background, training, the significance of his...

In which John Green considers the orbital sunrise, why humans make art, and why the cosmonaut Alexei Leonov drew home. Adapted from the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, which is also a book.