16 November 2016
Proxima mission to the ISS ready for launch tomorrow
... reason I chose [the name] Proxima was because I want to stay close to Europeans,” said Thomas. “It highlights how human spaceflight is at the service of our planet through scientific results and exploration, and I want to share the experience and...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
...embodies everything you would expect from her name: inspiration, strength, hope, determination and the future of human spaceflight,” Boeing said. “Sitting in the Starliner commander’s seat, she’ll be equipped with hundreds of sensors that will return...
12 December 2019
Blue Origin's New Shepard makes 12th test flight
... the threshold at 100 kilometres (62 miles). This mission was another step towards verifying New Shepard for human spaceflight as we continue to mature the safety and reliability of the vehicle. One day, a capsule affixed to the rocket's summit...
01 June 2020
SpaceX's Crew Dragon docks at ISS
... Space Station on Sunday aboard the first commercially built and operated American spacecraft to carry humans to orbit, opening a new era in human spaceflight. The pair of astronauts docked to the space station’s Harmony module at 16:16 pm GMT Sunday...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... and launcher manufacturing, an aerospace and space technology applications centre, space supply chain companies and human spaceflight. Astraius and Prestwick Spaceport have succeeded in maintaining a low-profile during development, prior to the...
10 March 2021
Russia and China agree to build joint international lunar base
... agency is now able to transport its crew via SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which it formally certified for commercial human spaceflight in November 2020. NASA has signed up for six crewed missions with SpaceX as part of the agency's Commercial...
