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63 years ago, a Soviet worker left the factory, entered Vostok 6 alone, and became the first woman in space, but the achievement still highlights the slow opening of missions to women.

Geovane Souza 16/06/2026 at 19:17

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The Soviet rocket N1 had 30 engines, was created to beat the USA to the Moon, and exploded four times in a row: the second detonation destroyed the platform, scattered debris over 10 km, and exposed the secret failure that the USSR denied.

Débora Araújo 08/06/2026 at 13:15

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New Glenn explodes in Blue Origin test, alarming the private space race and leaving the Amazon Leo satellite mission surrounded by questions.

Viviane Alves 29/05/2026 at 12:38

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China will send an astronaut to live for a year in orbit on the Tiangong space station, turning the mission into a decisive test for reaching the Moon.

Noel Budeguer 28/05/2026 at 13:14

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A Soviet cosmonaut left Earth for a routine mission, spent 311 days stranded on the Mir station, and returned as the “last citizen” of a country that had already disappeared.

Viviane Alves 20/05/2026 at 14:31

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NASA placed 11 deaf men in centrifuges, free-fall airplanes, and extreme tests to solve one of the biggest problems of space travel.

Ana Alice 03/05/2026 at 10:53

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NASA wants to take astronauts to the Moon by 2028, cut billions in accumulated delays since 2009, and reclassify Pluto as a planet, in a plan that bets on restructuring, a lunar base, and a space race against China in the 2027 budget.

Carla Teles 01/05/2026 at 22:45

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The US wants to have nuclear power ready to land on the Moon by 2030 and accelerate a new space race against China and Russia for bases, reactors, and a permanent presence off Earth.

Ana Alice 26/04/2026 at 16:02

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China watched NASA’s mission on the Moon and called on Brazil not to be left behind: after the US endeavor in the Artemis II mission, China announces the intensification of its space program, including a partnership with Brazil.

Alisson Ficher 25/04/2026 at 14:27

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Before Yuri Gagarin, hidden tragedies, failed missions, and lost voices in space may have been erased from the official history of the Soviet Union — could it be that the first human in space never returned home?

Felipe Alves da Silva 18/04/2026 at 15:05

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While other powers face challenges in making rockets more accessible, China is betting on the Lijian-2 with reusable technology, standardized engines, and large-scale production to accelerate space missions.

Caio Aviz 14/04/2026 at 00:25

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NASA admits it may lose the space race: China has a crucial advantage to reach the Moon first and build a nuclear base before the United States.

Bruno Teles 07/04/2026 at 10:28

63 years ago, a Soviet worker left the factory, entered Vostok 6 alone, and became the first woman in space, but the achievement still highlights the slow opening of missions to women.

The Soviet rocket N1 had 30 engines, was created to beat the USA to the Moon, and exploded four times in a row: the second detonation destroyed the platform, scattered debris over 10 km, and exposed the secret failure that the USSR denied.

New Glenn explodes in Blue Origin test, alarming the private space race and leaving the Amazon Leo satellite mission surrounded by questions.

China will send an astronaut to live for a year in orbit on the Tiangong space station, turning the mission into a decisive test for reaching the Moon.

A Soviet cosmonaut left Earth for a routine mission, spent 311 days stranded on the Mir station, and returned as the “last citizen” of a country that had already disappeared.

NASA placed 11 deaf men in centrifuges, free-fall airplanes, and extreme tests to solve one of the biggest problems of space travel.

NASA wants to take astronauts to the Moon by 2028, cut billions in accumulated delays since 2009, and reclassify Pluto as a planet, in a plan that bets on restructuring, a lunar base, and a space race against China in the 2027 budget.

The US wants to have nuclear power ready to land on the Moon by 2030 and accelerate a new space race against China and Russia for bases, reactors, and a permanent presence off Earth.

China watched NASA’s mission on the Moon and called on Brazil not to be left behind: after the US endeavor in the Artemis II mission, China announces the intensification of its space program, including a partnership with Brazil.

Before Yuri Gagarin, hidden tragedies, failed missions, and lost voices in space may have been erased from the official history of the Soviet Union — could it be that the first human in space never returned home?

While other powers face challenges in making rockets more accessible, China is betting on the Lijian-2 with reusable technology, standardized engines, and large-scale production to accelerate space missions.

NASA admits it may lose the space race: China has a crucial advantage to reach the Moon first and build a nuclear base before the United States.

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

China has deployed snake-shaped robots to slide along power lines, where they have already inspected over 130 kilometers of cables using cameras and sensors to detect damaged wires, worn-out parts, and overheating.

With 70 tons of rock removed by hand and an 800-year-old abandoned cave, a former businessman transforms a dark shelter into a modern home carved in the heart of the forest.