Echoes of Gagarin, Russia Launches “Noah’s Ark” Spacecraft
If some have accused the goals of the U.S. space program of attempting to repeat what it accomplished in the 1960’s, they may be equally unenthused over Russia’s latest launch. In what is generally accepted as the 1,802 nd successful flight of the Soyuz booster, Russia today lofted the Bion-1M biological research satellite. Containing 45 mice, 8 gerbils and 8 geckos, as well […]
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