Interstellar space probe to boldly go even further

In 1968, the USSR developed the FM-2 Phantom Mannequin to study the effects of cosmic radiation on the human body. The sculptors used the likeness of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly to space, for the robot's face. FM-2 flew around the moon during the Zond-7 mission in 1969.

Biden administration ushers in new era of global space exploration, competition

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will soon begin selling tickets for rides on its space tourism rocket New Shepard