6 Stories on Yuri Gagarin
Two million: The number of air miles clocked up by British businessman Alan Watts to win the chance to become the first "air miles astronaut" aboard a Virgin Galactic spaceship in 2009.
Anoush Ansari may have become the first female space tourist on Monday, but she is only the latest in a lengthy list of female pioneers to blaze a trail across the stars -- and that doesn't just mean Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhuru or Star Wars' Princess Leia.
Entrepreneurs have always driven our technical progress--and, as a result, our economy. They tend to be more innovative, more willing to take risks, and more excited about solving difficult problem...
Angus Young, lead guitarist of AC/DC, tops Maxim's list of the "25 greatest short dudes of all time," standing tall at 5 feet 2 inches.
Thirty-five years ago, two Americans landed on the moon, taking the human race to another celestial body for the first time.
An attempt to have the first privately-financed manned space flight is set for June 21, backers of the effort announced Tuesday.
Two million: The number of air miles clocked up by British businessman Alan Watts to win the chance to become the first "air miles astronaut" aboard a Virgin Galactic spaceship in 2009.
Anoush Ansari may have become the first female space tourist on Monday, but she is only the latest in a lengthy list of female pioneers to blaze a trail across the stars -- and that doesn't just mean Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhuru or Star Wars' Princess Leia.
Entrepreneurs have always driven our technical progress--and, as a result, our economy. They tend to be more innovative, more willing to take risks, and more excited about solving difficult problem...
Angus Young, lead guitarist of AC/DC, tops Maxim's list of the "25 greatest short dudes of all time," standing tall at 5 feet 2 inches.
Thirty-five years ago, two Americans landed on the moon, taking the human race to another celestial body for the first time.
An attempt to have the first privately-financed manned space flight is set for June 21, backers of the effort announced Tuesday.
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