First Untethered Spacewalk
After decades of tethered spacewalks it was time to push the bar even further. On February 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart became the first astronauts to “walk” in space without restraints. Strapped to jet packs, they gave the term “spacewalk” new meaning.
Neil Armstrong's Perilous X-15 Test Flight
Before becoming the first man to walk on the moon Neil Armstrong was a proven test pilot for ... more
Gunpowder Plot
It was a plan to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605. Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators ... more
