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Stirring Video Tributes to Yuri Gagarin
http://youtu.be/fuxeRNtN160?hd=1 Today, April 12, is the 50th Anniversary of Earth’s first manned spaceflight by Hero Cosmonaut , Yuri Gagarin of…
Re-Live the First Shuttle Flight, 30 Years Ago
Here's footage from the first space shuttle flight, 30 years ago today on April 12, 1981. One of the big…
Celebrate Yuri’s Night with the Crew of the Space Station
The Expedition 27 crew aboard the International Space Station sends a special message to the world to wish everyone a…
Yuri Gagarin and Vostok 1 Photo Album – 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight
[/caption] 50 Years ago on April 12,1961 the era of Human spaceflight opened with a roar to the heavens above…
Countdown to Yuri’s Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight !
Mark your calendars. April 12, 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s astonishing First Orbit…
Curiosity Mars Rover Almost Complete
[/caption] NASA’s massive ‘Curiosity’ rover is almost ready to begin the first leg of its long trek to the surface…
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Coalition for Space Exploration Tasks us to “Think Outside the Circle”
The aerospace industry is typically filled with engineers, scientists and pilots. Hardly the segment of the population that is subject…
SpaceX Unveils Launch of Falcon Heavy, Worlds Most Powerful Rocket by 2013
[/caption]Elon Musk, the CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced today (April 5) that SpaceX will…
‘Gagarin’ Launches to Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft launching from the very same launch pad used by Yuri Gagarin when he became the first…
Shuttle Launch Delayed; Soyuz “Gagarin” Launch Set for Today
[/caption] Just a bit of a traffic jam at the International Space Station has prompted a 10-day delay of the…