04 December 2018
SpaceX sets two new highs in its latest launch
... a booster successfully for the third time. Originally scheduled for the 2 December, the packed mission, named Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express and SpaceX’s 19th launch for 2018, eventually took to the skies yesterday from...
February 2022
Nutritional issues on interplanetary spaceflights
.... Since the 1960s, Russian specialists have been engaged in the development of food and rations for nutrition in a spaceflight environment. Efforts in this field have generated a considerable amount of interest among our foreign colleagues, which has...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... presence of this trait among a number of microorganisms taken from the Space Station’s interior and equipment during spaceflight. It was proven that Penicillium crysogenum fungi were constantly found in the interior of the Mir orbital station...
28 February 2017
The future is here: Elon Musk announces commercial flights to the Moon
At a press conference held on February 27, 2017, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced plans to launch a commercial flight carrying two crew members to the Moon in 2018. The press conference came as a surprise to many in the industry, as it was...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... fly experiments and researchers into space - George Whitesides What excites me about the future of sub-orbital spaceflight is that we’ll be able to help carry the ‘long tail’ of humans that are interested in this experience. I was inspired...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... the edge of space during its landmark test flight in December 2018. This was followed by a second successful spaceflight in February 2019. The company already has customer reservations from more than 600 people in 60 countries representing...
