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of the Space Age
In the 50 years since Sputnik's launch, the "traveling companion's" legacy has been far-reaching. Take a look at the effects Sputnik has had on science. Full Story
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Russians celebrate Sputnik Day in style
President voices ‘rightful pride’ over space-age role, while veterans marvel at their revolution
Lessons from the Sputnik generation
Fifty years after the space age began, having the Right Stuff means asking the right questions
Cosmic Log: Your Sputnik memories
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Read up on reminiscences of the space age, then add your own
Spaceflight technology's next 50 years
The biggest challenge is to make a simpler and safer propulsion system for interplanetary travel
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APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING
The Apollo moon landing
Mission control, and the world, were gripped with fear
  Challenger remembered  
  
How the disaster unfolded
7 myths about the Challenger disaster
Astronaut-teacher's legacy celebrated
Tragedies influence future space vision
Web extra video
Highlights of space flight
NBC News' Brian Williams reports on the greatest moments of the space race.

NBC News Web Extra

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Sputnik scenes
Fifty years after Sputnik’s rise, historical photos reveal the machines and the people behind the birth of the space age.

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Shuttle history
Trace every flight of America's space fleet
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Highs and lows
Revisit the achievements and tragedies of America's human spaceflight effort.

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  Special Report
Greatest hits of the cosmos
INTERACTIVE
NASA's glory days
Space timeline of the 1960s and 1970s
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Space bloopers
Test your knowledge of the space effort's trivial troubles.

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