Tag: Space

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Mission impossible? Russian actress competing with Tom Cruise in race to blast into orbit & shoot first feature film in space

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More than half a century since Washington and Moscow first raced into the cosmos to showcase their technological supremacy, a new space competition is now underway – and it is being fought by some unexpectedly familiar faces. … Read More >Mission impossible? Russian actress competing with Tom Cruise in race to blast into orbit & shoot first feature film in space

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Chinese lander touches down on Mars in ‘pre-set zone’ in Beijing’s first mission to Red Planet

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China’s Zhurong rover has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, according to state media, in the culmination of the country’s first independent mission to the Red Planet after the ship departed from Earth last summer. … Read More >Chinese lander touches down on Mars in ‘pre-set zone’ in Beijing’s first mission to Red Planet

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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: Biden pushes menthol cigarette ban

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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em… at least for the time being. Former President Trump took up arms against the vaping industry, and now President Biden is moving to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes among other tobacco products. Attorney Sara Papantonio explains who bears the brunt from bans. … Read More >Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: Biden pushes menthol cigarette ban

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On 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s landmark trip around Earth, Russia proposes talks to ban placement of all weapons in space

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In order to prevent a potential arms race in the cosmos, Russia has revealed that it wants to begin negotiations with other space-faring nations to create an international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in Earth’s orbit. … Read More >On 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s landmark trip around Earth, Russia proposes talks to ban placement of all weapons in space

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‘Beyond’: UK author presents ‘exciting’ new book on Yuri Gagarin at Russian embassy in London, 60yrs since 1st manned space flight

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The first spaceflight by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is a feat of humanity in itself and the Western public needs to know more about it, writer Stephen Walker said as he presented his new book at the Russian embassy in London. … Read More >‘Beyond’: UK author presents ‘exciting’ new book on Yuri Gagarin at Russian embassy in London, 60yrs since 1st manned space flight

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Poekhali! Russian spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin blasts off almost sixty years after Soviet cosmonaut’s record-smashing flight

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A Russian-made Soyuz rocket has lifted off from a cosmodrome in the Kazakh desert. It will now carry its crew – two Russians and one American – to the International Space Station, orbiting more than 400km above the Earth. … Read More >Poekhali! Russian spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin blasts off almost sixty years after Soviet cosmonaut’s record-smashing flight