As Atlantis prepares for a last journey into space, it is probably time to note that the entire Space Shuttle programme cost around the same as the bank bailouts in this country. Isn't it wonderful what politicians choose to throw our money at?
The Buran shuttle was a Russian orbital vehicle developed as a response to the US Space Shuttle which was suspected by Russia to have military capabilities, although their security advisors could not be sure of what that capability might be. The Buran completed one unmanned orbital mission in 1988 before the programme was cancelled in…
Our new friend. A rescued Bearded Dragon from the vet’s where Susan is working. He’s very happy in his new home and, should no owner come forward, he can stay as long as he likes!
After the Soviet Space Shuttle, here are some details of the original Russian Moon Landing programme. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
Common Ancestor Comes Into Focus ScienceDaily — The common ancestor of all jawed vertebrates on Earth resembled a shark, according to a new analysis of the braincase of a 290-million-year-old fossil fish that has long puzzled paleontologists.New research on Acanthodes bronni, a fish from the Paleozoic era, sheds light on the evolution of the earliest…