Science news articles about 'lifeboats'

British passengers on board the sinking Titanic died while politely queuing to get their place on a lifeboat, while Americans pushed their way on, according to new analysis of passenger data.

The three-man crew of the International Space Station climbed into the Soyuz spacecraft lifeboat for 11 minutes Thursday afternoon as a small but potentially dangerous piece of an old rocket motor ...

The space station crew moved one of its Soyuz lifeboats late Thursday as traffic heats up at the outpost.

... and Jordan. Davies also assures us that a self-sustaining Mars colony could act as a "lifeboat" in the event of a global catastrophe on Earth, and would "keep the flame of human culture alight". On ...

... CO2 emissions. "To ensure that police and marine emergency services can rely on their lifeboats, even in high seas, the lightweight components undergo comprehensive quality assurance before being put ...

A piece of space junk will fly uncomfortably close to the International Space Station late Friday and may force astronauts to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.

... of space trash headed for an uncomfortably close pass by the International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.