Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship in July
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Putin’s Nukes in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan was considering what became known as “Star Wars,” a plan to shield America from Soviet missiles by deploying up to
Kharkiv Got Some Breathing Space, but Still Doesn’t Breathe Easily
KHARKIV, Ukraine — The trenchworks along the northern edge of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, have begun to erode and fill with refuse, and the soldiers
Russia to Launch Space Station Rescue Mission to Bring Astronauts Home
Russia on Wednesday said it would send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station to bring three astronauts back to Earth. The spacecraft will
In Space, U.S.-Russian Cooperation Finds a Way Forward
When SpaceX next launches a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station, one of the astronauts aboard will be Russian. NASA and Roscosmos, the
Valery Ryumin, Who Set Endurance Record in Space, Dies at 82
Valery Ryumin, a Soviet tank commander who became a cosmonaut and spent more than a year in space, setting endurance records — and then, after