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Sputnik Monroe, a wrestler in Tennessee during the Jim Crow era, advanced civil rights
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoPeople of a certain age who grew up in Memphis know all too well about Sputnik Monroe, the professional wrestler who used the power of celebrity and popular culture to move the racial equality ...
York man's ashes blasted into space aboard the Enterprise - along with Star Trek crew
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDavid Gardner came of age during the space race. He was 4 years old in 1957 when the Soviet Union...
Space Companies Launched Rockets in Record Numbers in 2022
ETF Trends via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSpace companies kept the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) busy the past year. A record number...
Russia Reportedly Launches ‘Counter-Space’ Satellite
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFrom the The Morning Dispatch on The Dispatch In this pool photograph distributed by Russia's state-run news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir...
‘Revolutionary’ space catapult receives funding for first launches
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn innovative launch system designed to catapult payloads into space at 8,000kph (5,000mph) has...
Russian Space Agency Sells Bonds To Fuel Satellite Program
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What is DARPA? The rich history of the Pentagon’s secretive tech agency
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 as seen in 2017. For a time, this vehicle was...
World Space Week 2023 kicks off Oct. 4 to highlight the growing private space economy
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA pink-suited astronaut holding a water bottle and briefcase . World Space Week 2023 is upon us, and...
Today in History: October 4, Soviets launch Sputnik, spark the Space Age
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2023. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union ...
What does Nasa stand for? What you should know about the space agency
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNasa is the US civilian space agency, an organization so tightly connected to the history of space...