While NASA celebrated the launch of its first Space Shuttle in 1981, the Soviet Union was racing to build its own orbital ...

Built during the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Buran shuttle was designed to rival NASA’s Space Transportation System and surpass it in one critical way: it could fly and land entirely on its own ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya set over 200 world records as the heaviest transport aircraft ever built, capable of carrying 250 ...

The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the world's largest cargo aircraft and could carry up to 250 tonnes - equivalent to 52 mature ...

In what may be a hint of things to come or a subtle act of disinformation, Pratt & Whitney has released a video possibly featuring a tantalizing new image of the Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter ...

Engineers have repaired a badly damaged launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Russia's space agency said, averting a potentially longer-term problem for supplying the International Space Station.

Using an advanced machine-learning algorithm, researchers in the UK and Japan have identified several promising candidate locations for the long-lost landing site of the Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft.

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has diverted from the Mediterranean Sea to sail around Africa following an attack that ...

In 1966, three years before the first humans walked on the Moon, the Soviet Union landed a small, spherical probe, dubbed Luna 9, on the lunar surface. It was a historic moment, with the spacecraft ...

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said. By Becky Ferreira Becky ...

Test your knowledge of Russia's storied space agency — from its Soviet‑era roots to its modern‑day missions — with a quiz that's equal parts history, hardware, and high‑stakes exploration. When you ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For nearly 60 years, the first humanmade object to successfully ...