The World from PRX

space race

Science & Technology
A Soviet spacecraft is expected to make a crash landing on Earth this week. But nobody knows where — yet.
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Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.
Science
It’s been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
A CubeSat in hand
Technology
Why private companies are racing to build small rockets