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As Russian forces rolled over the Ukraine border in the first moments of their invasion, another, less visible onslaught was already underway – a cyberattack that crippled internet linked to a ...
May 30, 2024 · The U.S. accusation, which Russia denies, raises questions about how a satellite might be used as a weapon in low Earth orbit and how close the two countries are to developing such a military...
Jun 8, 2024 · A UN agreement from 1967 says no nation can own the Moon. Instead, the fantastically named Outer Space Treaty says it belongs to everyone, and that any exploration has to be carried out for the...
Jun 3, 2024 · This spacecraft ultimately returned 1.7 kg of lunar dust and rocks to Earth, putting China on par with the United States and Soviet Union as the only countries to return samples from the Moon.
5 days ago · For over a decade, both the Soviet Union and the United States funneled significant financial and personnel resources into achieving impressive firsts in space, as part of a larger effort to win alliances in the Cold War contest for global influence.From a U.S. vantage point, the space race culminated in the first Moon landing in July 1969.
May 28, 2024 · In 1971, the Soviet Union launched the World's first space station, Salyut, meaning salute in Russian, into space. The space station, which weighed 20 metric tons and had one docking port, was designed to function for only six months.
3 days ago · Competing in the Space Race with the United States and later with the European Union and China, the Soviet program was notable in setting many records in space exploration, including the first intercontinental missile (R-7 Semyorka) that launched the first satellite and sent the first animal into Earth orbit in 1957, and placed the first human ...
