On July 17, 1975, the United States’ Apollo and the Soviet Union’s Soyuz spacecraft successfully docked in Earth orbit. The mission was part of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), the world’s first international human spaceflight. Launched on July 15, the two spacecraft met in orbit after precise maneuvers. Commanders Thomas P. Stafford and Alexei Leonov shared the first historic handshake in space. The crews spent nearly two days together conducting scientific experiments

Rakesh Sharma is a legendary Indian Air Force pilot and the first Indian to travel to space. He was born on 13 January 1949 and created history on 3 April 1984 when he flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 as part of the Intercosmos mission. During his 8 days in space on the space station Salyut 7, Rakesh Sharma conducted scientific and Earth-observation experiments for India. When asked by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India looked from space, he famously repl

On November 28, 1964, the Mariner 4 spacecraft was launched — the first successful mission to fly by Mars. After a 228-day journey, Mariner 4 passed about 9,846 km from Mars and transmitted the first ever close-up photos of the Red Planet back to Earth. The images revealed a cratered, moon-like surface — a discovery that forever changed humanity’s view of Mars and paved the way for all future Mars exploration. #RedPlanetDay #Mars #Mariner4 #SpaceExploration #MarsMission #O