Space Programs

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"As a former astronaut and the current NASA Administrator, I'm here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success - and failure is not an option."

China became the third country ever to launch a human into space in 2003 and has been expanding its space program ever since. Get the latest news about China's space program, launches and space missions.

This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.

Several dozen countries have "space programs", but most of them have not built rockets that can reach orbit yet.

India recently made history, when its Mars Orbiter Mission successfully entered the Martian orbit. In doing so, it became the first country to enter Mars' orbit on its first attempt and also the first Asian country to reach the red planet.

The space race used to be a one-on-one affair.

Formed in 1999, the Center for Space Science and Exploration at Los Alamos National Laboratory promotes space science and exploration that takes advantage of the Laboratory's interdisciplinary programs and capabilities.

In the past generation, scientists, politicians, businessmen and many others had been very curious with the life out of earth.

Most space activities are inherently dual-use. In the U.S., government space programs are separated as either civil or national security; however, space programs in other nations rarely have such distinctions.

This is a list of human spaceflight programs, including successful programs, programs that were canceled, and programs planned for the future. The criteria for what constitutes human spaceflight vary. The FAI defines spaceflight as any flight over 100 kilometers. However, in the United States, professional, military, and commercial astronauts who travel above an altitude of 80 kilometers are awarded astronaut wings.