Valentina Tereshkova, the First Woman in Space
But the first woman in space was actually a Soviet cosmonaut who beat out 400 applicants to pilot the Vostok 6 spacecraft in ...
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ExLabs, Antares to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft
The two California-based companies have formed a strategic partnership to develop the first commercial nuclear-powered ...
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Delft University of Technology and Brown University pioneer technology for next-generation lightsails in space exploration
Researchers at TU Delft (The Netherlands) and Brown University have developed scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails that ...
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t ...
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Welcome back to Earth, Sunita
The safe return of Sunita Williams to Earth has brought immense relief to her admirers The prayers of millions of admirers and fans were finally answered when NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, along ...