06 February 2020
Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch and crewmates return from ISS
... a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned... has logged 367 days in space, more than any ESA astronaut in history. During his time in space for Expeditions 60 and 61, Parmitano conducted ...
November 2016
Emergency dental treatment on way to Mars
... training to ensure the best possible health status of each crew member at the time of launch. So far in the history of human spaceflight the occurrence of dental injuries has been minimal. During the US Apollo and Skylab programmes...
March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... in Paris chose Tecnica’s Moon Boot as one of the hundred objects of the 20th Century most representative of the history of world costume. And today Moon Boot is one of the few trademarks allowed in the Italian dictionary: a product...
May 2017
India confirms commercial launch intent
.... It was fire and thunder. Many were gathered on the terraces of the nearby buildings of the spaceport to witness history in the making - applauding, cheering and screaming with joy and excitement. The rocket disappeared into a dark...
September 2017
Telescope targets enigmatic deep space mystery
I astronomy, there’s nothing more tantalising than an unexplained signal. Throughout astronomical history whenever something has gone bump in the night, it has hinted towards a new phenomenon, be it pulsars or gamma-ray ...
October 2017
The sci-fi noir world of Blade Runner
... by a mercantile society’s unstoppable momentum. Blade Runner had begun... probably one of the best opening scenes in the history of cinema. To be fair, all the ingredients were there for a fantastic movie. First, an excellent book on which the...
