January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... known as ‘Trash to Gas’. The idea is to develop space technologies to convert trash and other waste materials from human spaceflight into high-value products, which might include propellants or power system fuels in addition to life support oxygen...
08 October 2018
A round-up of news from this years IAC
... campaign and the start-up phase in orbit. NASA on the other hand signed an historic agreement for cooperation in human spaceflight with the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA). The document, which was signed by H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
... crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf...
11 October 2021
Blue Origin flight with William Shatner postponed until 13 October
... as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. “I’m so proud and humbled to fly on behalf of Team Blue, and I’m excited to continue writing Blue’s human spaceflight history,” said Audrey Powers. “I was part of the...
12 April 2021
60 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space
..., to the site of the cosmonaut's landing where a memorial stands to honour the historic flight. The anniversary of the spaceflight is a "day of national pride" for Russia, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. Gagarin’s now rusty...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... Ferguson. “Riding to the pad in something specifically designed for us by Airstream continues one of the great traditions of human spaceflight. It’s both functional and nostalgic.” Touring Unlike its 1980s predecessor, the van has creature comforts...
