Secrets of new space race from dark death speech to astronauts who can't walk
While the space race of the 1960s was a contest between two rival superpowers, today it is being fought by private space ...
The heartbreaking story of Laika the street dog, who was literally sent to space to 'die'
Laika was not intended to return alive, and she died shortly after the launch due to overheating and stress. Her body ...
10 Times Animals Changed History
Cher Ami is credited with saving the lives of 194 members of Whittlesey’s “Lost Battalion.” He became known as a war hero in ...
Russian cosmonauts became the only people to die in space after spending 23 days orbiting Earth
Soviet Russia's Soyuz 11 cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolski, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev died on their return to Earth ...
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Ohio reports thousands of dog attacks a year. What to know about the state's dog laws
In 2012, Ohio revamped its dog laws to move away from restrictions targeted at specific types of dogs, such as pit bulls. The current law focuses on the behavior of the dogs, not the breeds.
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When Yuri Gagarin gave Britain’s ruling class a headache
Humankind had entered the space age, and as the cosmonaut at the centre of it ... Of course, Yuri Gagarin was merely the first human being in space. Laika, a stray mongrel from Moscow had orbited the ...
India Today20d
Sunita Williams hands over command of Space Station to Russian cosmonaut
Williams now turns her attention to her return to Earth with fellow crewmates Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore from Nasa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Listen to Story Williams expressed her ...
Space.com21d
For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
Two NASA astronauts who launched on a short mission to the International Space Station last year that turned into a 10-month marathon finally know when they'll be coming home. The Boeing Starliner ...
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NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
In 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin carried a small doll with him aboard his Vostok capsule to see it float. Since then, many of Gagarin's fellow cosmonauts have flown toys and stuffed dolls as ...
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At long last, Starliner astronauts prepare for their journey home: 'We're coming back'
In that time, they've bridged international divides – connecting with Russian cosmonauts – they've participated in a number of science experiments; they've experienced an incredible ...