World & Nation
It’s been Anousheh Ansari’s lifelong wish to travel into space. The American entrepreneur is set to take her $20-million journey.
Aug. 31, 2006
The Soyuz capsule carrying Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, touched down on the Kazakh steppe today upon its return from the International Space Station.
Sept. 29, 2006
Anousheh Ansari, a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin, will become the world’s first female space tourist when a Russian rocket heads for orbit Sept. 14, the launch company said.
Aug. 26, 2006
The Russian capsule carrying a new U.S.
Sept. 21, 2006
A Russian-built rocket carrying the world’s first female space tourist lifted off today on a flight to the International Space Station.
Sept. 18, 2006
Since long before leaving her native Iran as a teenager in 1984, Anousheh Ansari stared at the stars and dreamed of traveling closer to them.
Sept. 17, 2006
The Russian space agency postponed by four days its launch of a Soyuz rocket that will carry an American businesswoman to the International Space Station, a spokesman said.
Sept. 1, 2006
Entertainment & Arts
Director Asghar Farhadi won the Academy Award for foreign-language film Sunday night for “The Salesman,” his psychological tale about a young couple weathering the effects of a violent assault.
Feb. 26, 2017
Movies
America has been divided for months by brutal political tactics and outspoken animus.
Books
Today * 4 p.m.: “Quantum” is the story of a scientist who creates a quantum energy device that makes him the target of Russian spies and killers.
Aug. 24, 2000