The timeline of human flight is staggering. The Wright brothers first defied gravity in 1903. And it had been only 179 years since the Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon first lifted above ...

John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times.

NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third American to launch into ...

Human Planet, a cinematic experience, bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world today. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth. The BBC has been ...