Australia to launch manned space flights ‘within five years’ under $12billion plan to transform country into a ‘space nation’ Australian Space Agency revealed aim to launch manned shuttles in five years Head of organisation Enrico Palermo wanted to turn country into ‘space nation’ Australia has already signed agreements with NASA for future space projects TAFES … Read more
The six passengers, including Laura Shepard Churchley at left, after their flight into space on December 11. PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP The Blue Origin company of American billionaire Jeff Bezos successfully completed its third manned mission on Saturday 11 December, briefly carrying six passengers into space, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the … Read more
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, which carried the MS-20 mission capsule into orbit, took off at 8.38 Polish time. The mooring at the ISS was completed successfully before 15.00. The mission, which started on Wednesday, included two private participants – fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa and accompanying media producer Yozo Hirano. Both were financed by Maezawa from his … Read more
The four astronauts left Earth in the Crew Dragon in the morning of November 11 at 03:03 CEST. The Falcon 9 rocket, taking off from the LC-39A platform at the Space Center, took them on a successful journey to the ISS. JF Kennedy in Florida. The crew consists of 61-year-old Tom Marshburn (a doctor and … Read more
„[Rok] 2024 was not a goal that was technically feasible, “said Bill Nelson, referring to the implementation of the Artemis lunar program so far and its earlier schedule at a press conference held on November 9 this year. Announcing the revision of the schedule of manned missions to the moon, the head of NASA indicated … Read more
Manned Crew-2 mission complete Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:55 PM (edit) Dragon 2 Endeavor capsule after opening the parachutes before launching as part of the Crew-2 mission (Source: SpaceX / NASA) Dragon 2 Endeavor capsule after opening the parachutes before launching as part of the Crew-2 mission (Source: SpaceX / NASA) On November 9 at … Read more
Blue Origin’s suit for a manned lunar lander denied Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:45 PM (edit) Visualization showing the moon version of Starship on the surface of the Silver Globe (Source: SpaceX) Visualization showing the moon version of Starship on the surface of the Silver Globe (Source: SpaceX) US Court of Federal Claims United States … Read more
On Saturday, October 16, after more than six hours of flight, the manned ship Shenzhou 13 with a team of three – consisting of a woman and two men – reached the nucleus of the emerging Chinese space station Tiangong. The state CMSA Crew Expedition Agency confirmed the successful course of the flight and the … Read more
Elon Musk ignites the turbo in July: The miracle rocket Starship is to be launched into orbit. The SpaceX founder is fine-tuning the dawn of commercial space travel. Starship during a successful test flight. Photo: SpaceX/flickr.com The first flight of the giant rocket Starship is imminent. After landing attempts of various Starship prototypes, which were … Read more
China sends female astronaut into space for the first time 0:56 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (CNN) – China launched a three-person crew into space in the early hours of Saturday local time, an important step for the country’s young space program, which is fast becoming one of the most advanced in the world.The three … Read more