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NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an energetic tinkerer and photographer, used his off-duty time on the International Space Station ...
Texas senators want a shuttle in Houston — but the Smithsonian says taxpayers should be ready to foot a hefty bill.
What will the orbital spacecraft of tomorrow look like? If Dassault Aviation has its way, it could be similar to its Véhicule ...
One-fourth the size of the space shuttle, this Boeing-made craft is designed to operate in low-earth orbit, which is about 150 to 500 miles above the round Earth, described Boeing.
BBC World Service and BBC Sounds have announced their multi-award winning podcast 13 Minutes To The Moon is to return with a ...
Meet the Soviet ekranoplan: part boat, part plane, and part space mission support platform. Designed to skim the ocean's ...
A new series of the 13 Minutes podcast will look at the Space Shuttle program, from its clandestine beginnings to after ...
BBC World Service and BBC Sounds have confirmed 13 Minutes To The Moon is to return with a new series… 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle is the epic story of a sci-fi dream that became reality ...
While others born in India and Hungary have flown in space before — including NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died aboard ...
Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Atmosphere" tells the story of Joan, an astronomer who becomes an astronaut, and Vanessa, an ...
Not all airspace is open. Whether for safety, secrecy, or national defense -- fly too close and you'll face serious trouble.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred ...