Capsules
A capsule is a sealed, pressurized cabin that contains a controlled environment for humans, animals, or equipment during high-altitude flight or spaceflight. Capsules have been used on dozens...
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Moscow (dpa) - The battle between the United States and the former
Soviet Union to dominate space reached incredible heights during the
Cold War, with each side investing bi...
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An experiment that involves Montana State University scientists and students is orbiting the earth aboard a Russian space capsule.Launched Friday from Kazakhstan, the experiment involves common con...
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Oct 27 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Nov. 3 since 1900: 1903 - Panama declared itself independent of Colombia after
a U.S.-engineered revolt and the arriva...
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Martha Stewart is sending gracious living into orbit, picking a gourmet space meal of duck breast confit and semolina cake with dried apricots for her billionaire space tourist "best friend" and hi...
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India on Wednesday launched a rocket carrying a satellite designed to test re-entry vehicle technology that could be used in a future manned space mission.The red-and-white rocket climbed into spac...
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Today is Monday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2007. There are 350 days left in the year. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 15, 1929, civil rights leader Ma...
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An American billionaire who paid $25 million for a 13-day trip to outer space returned to Earth on Saturday in a space capsule that also carried a cosmonaut and a U.S. astronaut, making a soft land...
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New Delhi (dpa) - India on Monday successfully placed an Italian
astronomical satellite into orbit, marking its entry into an
exclusive group of nations conducting commercia...
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Today is Thursday, July 19, the 200th day of 2007. There are 165 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 19, 1848, a pioneer women's rights convention convened in Seneca Falls, N...
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Capsules
CHRONOLOGY: US-Soviet battle to conquer space
