Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2021
Liftoff! Pioneers of space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space 60 years ago next week.
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Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2021
In Russia, the legend of cosmonaut Gagarin lives on
Sixty years after he became the first person in space, there are few figures more universally admired in Russia today than Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2021
Image: Engine of Atlantis
The second European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft on a crewed flyby of the moon is fitted with a special engine at Airbus facilities in Germany.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2021
Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA
President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA.
Quantum Physics
Feb 24, 2021
Quantum shuttle to quantum processor made in Germany launched
The quantum computer race is in full swing. Germany has long been one of the world leaders in basic research. An alliance between Forschungszentrum Jülich and the semiconductor manufacturer Infinion, together with institutes ...
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2021
Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75
Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died following a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75.
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2021
SpaceX aims to launch 'all-civilian' trip into orbit
SpaceX announced Monday it's aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth's orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft.
Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2021
Alabama museum to restore full-sized mockup of space shuttle
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama announced plans Tuesday to restore the world's only full-sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters.
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2020
World's space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020
Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon and gravel from an asteroid for return ...
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2020
Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching
The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more fun than NASA's shuttles or Russian flights.
