July 2019
Science and sensation in microgravity
... campaign opening the way for surgical care during long-term space missions, such as interplanetary human spaceflight. Parabolic manoeuvres A solid object launched in a vacuum with an initial velocity will describe a parabola. To create free fall...
24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
...Sir Richard Branson. ‘’Today, we launched the first human spaceflight from that very same place, marking an important milestone ... who have been unwavering in their commitment for commercial spaceflight from day one. Their belief and support have made...
August 2016
Space for art
... astronaut. For myself, the single most meaningful way for me to share my own experience is through my artwork. Sharing my spaceflight experience with everyone I can. It was the defining motivation for my retirement from a dream job with NASA...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... exists. The UK currently has no regulations in place to license UK spaceports. These are being developed by the Commercial Spaceflight team, a partnership between the UK Space Agency, Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority, supported...
October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
...reaching Mars in the future. The actors in human spaceflight are becoming more and more numerous. Contributors to ... optimisation from Bremen University. He has been a lecturer in spaceflight dynamics at the University of Bremen since 2012 and has led...
July 2014
Why become a cosmonaut? To preserve knowledge
...knowledge that they obtain together during the preparation for a spaceflight. Astronaut John Olivas works on the Columbus laboratory module, ...items produced for space activities are used only for spaceflight. So a decision about a Soyuz launch that ...