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Five men in socks and a happy driver: How the CIA ‘borrowed’ a Soviet rocket
At the time of the space race between superpowers, the spy agency managed to get hold of a crucial Russian device for a few hours
At the time of the space race between superpowers, the spy agency managed to get hold of a crucial Russian device for a few hours
Half a century ago, the U.S. agency succeeded in recovering the K-129, sunk at 5,000 meters, an achievement both from a technical point of view and for keeping the operation secret
A planet known as WASP 96B is the closest to Earth, while the galaxy cluster Stephan’s Quintet is located 300 million light-years away
The photo shows what appears to be thousands of stars, but they are in fact galaxies as they appeared 4.6 billion years ago
A memo leaked to the press details the agency’s plans to “reconquer” space
The first efforts to peek beyond the Iron Curtain date back to the late 1940s. Since then, the technology has made significant advances, with military devices able to spot a soccer ball from an altitude of 200 kilometers
The NASA space telescope has transmitted its inaugural images, taken with the aim of starting to correctly align its 18 mirrors
Not one dollar of the $200 million that billionaire Jared Isaacman reportedly spent for his private trip was left in Earth’s orbit
Questions and answers about the work that the ‘companion’ of ‘Perseverance’ will be carrying out, and which is due to take its maiden flight in the coming days
A new book brings a fresh focus on the first astronaut to travel in space and links the stories of the race between the Soviet Union and the USA to reach the Moon first