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Former ISS commander believes there are aliens
When de Winne was a teenager, astronomers discovered many interesting things about galaxies, black holes and supernovae. It was these discoveries that caught his attenti…
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The American astronaut's
On July 21, Atlantis successfully landed after the last flight, marking the end of the US shuttle program.
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Letter to wife before Gagarin's flight
Two days before departure, Gagarin wrote a farewell letter to his wife and two daughters, in case of a bad case.
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'Jet people' fell into the sea
During the flight on jet-powered wings, instead of landing in Spain as intended, the Swiss adventurer, Yves Rossy, fell into the Atlantic after coming from Moroco.
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Black box - Live witness
In the 50s of the last century, after a series of mysterious plane crash, an Australian researcher invented a black box.
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Investigate the mysterious death of the astronaut Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin's hasty action during a training flight could be the cause of the world's first astronaut's death at 34 years old.
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What did NASA do with animals and plants on orbit?
Fish can swim in the artificial gravity? Are bees creating bile in a non-gravity state? Is able to live in a space station? These questions prompted NASA to bring creatu…
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How did the Wright brothers change the world?
The pioneer aircraft in 1903 with a flight distance of 120 feet did not bring huge applications over the world.
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The first woman to fly into the dream universe to Mars
On March 6, 2007, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in the world to fly into space, was 70 years old. On this occasion, she revealed her unfulfilled dream: to fly to…
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The secret of the first Russian astronaut
Valentina Tereshkova is female Major General Air Force - Hero of the Space Pilot, Associate Doctor of Science - Engineering, Soviet Supreme Soviet Representative, Vice P…
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Twice escaped death in the universe
The first human astronaut was Yuri Gagarin - the former Soviet astronaut - with a record: In April 1961, it flew 108 minutes in orbit around the Vostok spacecraft 1.
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How to prevent flu infection on aircraft
A study published in the 2017 Global Health Chronicle indicates that passengers sit in a row in front of and behind a sick person at highest risk of infection.
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Foods that should and should not be used before flying
Having to wait before flights always makes it easy to break the usual rules of eating and drinking which are good for health.
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The reason you should not take off your shoes when sitting on an airplane
Remember: Always wear shoes when sitting on a long or short plane. That is the sincere advice of flight attendants.
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6 flight attendant's advice about airplane sickness
Flight sickness - a syndrome that is not as common as motion sickness, but is still the obsession of many people.