01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
...Shannon Walker to the first operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well as Soichi Noguchi of the Japan...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
... crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as spacecraft...
02 November 2020
ISS marks 20 years of humans on board
..., living in a relatively low Earth orbit is a crucial step toward missions to the moon and Mars. "The space station is an integral part of space exploration," López-Alegría said. "We still haven't been able to build reliable life-support systems for...
02 March 2020
Method for sealing Soyuz leak patented by Russian rocket firm
... orbiting above Earth, but that is how astronauts filled the breach on a Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station when it was found in 2018. Now, according to Russian news site RIA, the company behind the manufacturers...
08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
... spacecraft marks an important step in the nations ambitions to start work on building a permanent space station in low-Earth orbit. The station will accommodate crews of three astronauts on missions lasting up to six months, according to previous...
13 May 2020
Debris from China's rocket may have hit African villages
... location, such as ocean, a craft will be subjected to an uncontrolled re-entry. This was the case for China’s Tiangong-1 space station back in 2018 and it appeared to be the case for the remains of the Long March 5B as potential reentry areas...
