... km. Lunokhod 2, a second rover from the former Soviet Union, followed in January 1973. Significantly, in terms of the history of space exploration, the Lunokhods remained the only teleoperated rovers to be sent to another planetary body until NASA...
...carry out an unmanned rendezvous and docking in a lunar orbit around 380,000 kilometres away, a first in the history of space exploration. The orbiter containing the lunar material is programmed to land in northern China's Inner Mongolia region later...
... their liberal capitalist democracy. We must not underestimate contributions made to the arts and to our cultural history by space exploration and space travel While the USA and the Soviet Union fought for state-based supremacy both...
... UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, ESA and UK agencies on evaluating space facilities projects, assessing economic benefits, and documenting the history of space exploration. Formerly chief economist of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland...
... But let’s take a look at the history and background of space art. Most space artists would dearly love to visit other worlds... great effect: ‘ferry rockets’, forerunners of the Space Shuttle, a space station powered by solar energy, Moon bases and ...
... the 58th anniversary of the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1—a momentous day in the history of space exploration! Britain’s Daily Mail reported that a Russian fan of Manchester United, Alexei Yakovlev, enlisted astronaut...