Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 9:00pm
When the Space Shuttle retired last year, it wasn't the last old-school spacecraft. That would be Russia's Soyuz, which had its first mission in 1967.
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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 2:57pm
Well, this is no good: testing has revealed cracks in the Soyuz landing capsule that Russia was supposed to launch to the ISS, rendering it decidedly un-spaceworthy. The launch date has been rescheduled until April or May, meaning that SpaceX's Dragon capsule might be the next arrival at the ISS.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 6:48am
How bad do you want to take a vacation up in a space hotel for majestic views of planet Earth? You better be uber rich or you're going to stay grounded by the time Orbital Technologies puts the finishing touches on its space hotel in 2016.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 9:01am
Never one to miss the chance to boast about its own space achievements, Russia officially sounded off the sirens with a declaration that human space travel is now in the "era of the Soyuz." This comes hot off the heels of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' final landing and the complete close to the program altogether.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 10:35am
Forget those quickie tourist shots into space, a Russian company is planning to build a space hotel, where both scientists and just regular (but very rich) folks can go to kick back for a while.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 4:02am
Right now, tony tourists can book five-star hotels, first-class flights and luxury rental cars — everything the well-heeled traveler can ask for. In the very near future, you can add space travel to the list. Russian space manufacturer Energia announced...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 9:44am
There's tons of junk swirling around our planet, so much that the International Space Station (ISS) astronauts had to sleep in escape pods in case some of it punctured their orbiting home. When NASA detected an approaching piece of space...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 2:31pm
Zero to 60? Try zero to 600. If you think a ride up into orbit would be intense, aborting one would be even more so. That's because NASA is making sure that its Orion crew module, which would blast off...
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 4:23am
Esther Dyson, an investor interested in spaceflight who has more gusto than the rest of us, actually has a chance to visit the International Space Station. Similarly, the mastermind behind the Ultima series is there right now — Richard...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 11:38am
Video game developer Richard "Lord British" Garriott, best known for the classic Ultima series and his love of all things spacey and futuristic, is indulging in that love in a major way. He's shelled out around $30 million for...
