Terry Virts, a retired US astronaut, has called for scaling back joint missions with Russia on the International Space ...

Terry Virts’ maiden Space Shuttle mission was the final assembly flight for the International Space Station (ISS), a historic milestone in post-Cold War collaboration with Russia. Now he’s calling for ...

It wasn’t just about rockets—it was about power, prestige, and ideology. The U.S. and USSR raced to dominate space, and the world watched every launch.