08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... rocket lifted off on Wednesday carrying a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. Online...
14 August 2017
Falcon 9 to launch super-computer and army satellite
... cargo ship is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station today, Monday August 14, at 1631 GMT, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the 12th trip for SpaceX. The Falcon 9 will attempt to land on solid ground...
07 November 2018
China unveils its new space station 'Heavenly Palace'
... replica of its ‘Heavenly Palace,’ a 60-tonne orbiting space lab that is the nation’s answer to the International Space Station (ISS). The International Space Station – a collaboration between the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan – has...
04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
... and film producer are heading to the International Space Station 5 October on board a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, for a 12 day stay to film segments for a movie. Making his fourth flight into space, veteran Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a former...
08 December 2017
Asgardia leaves International Space Station and commences independent orbit
... vehicle a few hours after its release from the International Space Station, becoming the first nation to have all of its territory in space. The satellite has 0.5 TB of data storage capacity, carrying the nation’s Constitution, national symbols, and...
20 December 2021
Japanese space tourists land safely on Earth after 12 days on ISS
...billionaire returned to Earth Monday, after 12 days spent on the International Space Station where he made videos about performing mundane tasks in space including brushing teeth and going to the bathroom. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his...
