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July 24 has long been a date marked by remarkable events that have shaped history across the globe.On July 24, 1975, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was ...
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down ...
In space, no one can hear you step on a plastic brick The Lego bricks are being dusted off for a final time – at least for the Apollo program – to recreate the Apollo Soyuz Test Project via the medium ...
Some called it the “handshake in space,” and our area saw great interest in it in July 1975. As The Daily Star reported on ...
Test your knowledge of iconic U.S. astronauts and their historic space missions. This quiz covers pioneering achievements, ...
Soviet space scientists spent seven cliff-hanging minutes during the second docking operation between Apollo and Soyuz-19 as the two spacecraft buckled and rolled and even began to rotate ...
An unlikely collaboration between Amazon and SpaceX shows that practicality can trump rivalry when it comes to the space race.
In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its positive effects eventually led to the International Space Station (ISS).At ...
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the ...
Oh how times have changed. Or have they? Take a glance at local stories from years past.
Michael Kelly, who retired from The World-Herald in 2018, writes on the anniversary of the first international human ...
A “Tater Flake” factory is the latest manufacturing institution in Rochester, it was announced today. It is located at 219 ...