The final countdown began at 3am Moscow time, when Tito and his companions, Talgat Musabayev, the flight commander, and Yuri Baturin, a former politician who became a cosmonaut three years ago, were awoken at their hotel.
The racers are placed at a center circle and, when the command is given—"Ready, Steady, Slow!"—they're let loose toward the finish line. The average speed of a snail clocks in at around 0.03 mph/0.05kph.
The racers are placed at a center circle and, when the command is given—"Ready, Steady, Slow!"—they're let loose toward the finish line. The average speed of a snail clocks in at around 0.03 mph/0.05kph.
The racers are placed at a center circle and, when the command is given—"Ready, Steady, Slow!"—they're let loose toward the finish line. The average speed of a snail clocks in at around 0.03 mph/0.05kph.
The racers are placed at a center circle and, when the command is given—"Ready, Steady, Slow!"—they're let loose toward the finish line. The average speed of a snail clocks in at around 0.03 mph/0.05kph.
If you get sick on Earth, you can always duck out to the doctor. But when you're 150 million miles from home and confined to an incredibly cramped command module, a head cold is nothing to sneeze at.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
If you get sick on Earth, you can always duck out to the doctor. But when you're 150 million miles from home and confined to an incredibly cramped command module, a head cold is nothing to sneeze at.
If you get sick on Earth, you can always duck out to the doctor. But when you're 150 million miles from home and confined to an incredibly cramped command module, a head cold is nothing to sneeze at.
If you get sick on Earth, you can always duck out to the doctor. But when you're 150 million miles from home and confined to an incredibly cramped command module, a head cold is nothing to sneeze at.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died at age 82. He was commander of Apollo 11. More than 500 million TV viewers around the world watched its touchdown on the lunar surface.
Operating directly under the National Command Authority, a relatively unknown entity of handpicked warriors are called on when the mission must not fail. They are the Tier 1 Operators.
Under his command the Mongols conquered China, Central Asia and parts of Europe. His military conquests were characterized by cruelty and wholesale slaughter of the defeated.
Nato has granted safe-passage to Kabul for at least one Taliban commander in a move aimed to back President Hamid Karzai's efforts to reach out to the insurgents.
Nato has granted safe-passage to Kabul for at least one Taliban commander in a move aimed to back President Hamid Karzai's efforts to reach out to the insurgents.