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Russian MI-8 Helicopter at Karaganda Airport
Russian MI-8 Helicopter at Karaganda Airport

A Russian MI-8 helicopter is seen at the Karaganda Airport shortly after poor weather forced the fleet of 12 helicopters…

NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Peggy Whitson in Kazakhstan
NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Peggy Whitson in Kazakhstan

In Karaganda, Kazakhstan, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy (left) and Peggy Whitson (right) were among a contingent of NASA personnel paying…

Flowers Adorn Yuri Gagarin Statue
Flowers Adorn Yuri Gagarin Statue

In Karaganda, Kazakhstan, flowers adorn the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to fly in space, March 9…

Laying Flowers at Yuri Gagarin Statue
Laying Flowers at Yuri Gagarin Statue

In Karaganda, Kazakhstan, members of the Russian Search and Recovery Forces lay flowers March 9 at the statue of Yuri…

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Commemorates Yuri Gagarin
NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Commemorates Yuri Gagarin

In Karaganda, Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson delivered remarks March 9 as she prepared to lay flowers at the statue…

Russian Search and Recovery Forces Commemorate Gagarin
Russian Search and Recovery Forces Commemorate Gagarin

In Karaganda, Kazakhstan, members of the Russian Search and Recovery Forces prepare to lay flowers March 9 at the statue…

Yuri Gagarin Statue
Yuri Gagarin Statue

The statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to fly in space, looms over the town square in Karaganda,…

Weather Forces Helicopter Fleet to Turn Around
Weather Forces Helicopter Fleet to Turn Around

A Russian MI-8 helicopter is seen at the Karaganda Airport shortly after poor weather forced the fleet of 12 helicopters…

X-1E
X-1E

The NACA X-1E was the last of the X-1 series of aircraft, and its construction benefited from the lessons of…