03 February 2021
SpaceX announces Inspiration4, the first ‘all-civilian’ mission to space
..., zero gravity, and other forms of stress testing. In addition, they will go through emergency preparedness training, spacesuit and spacecraft ingress and egress exercises, as well as partial and full mission simulations, say SpaceX in a statement...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
... President Donald Trump. However, in recent weeks a report by the NASA Office of Inspector General said NASA’s lunar spacesuits won’t be ready in time for the 2024 goal, while at the same time the agency has paused...
29 August 2022
Lift-off draws close for NASA’s spectacular lunar return mission
... of carrying six astronauts - are specially equipped mannequins which will allow NASA to evaluate its next-generation spacesuits and radiation levels, as well as a soft Snoopy toy meant to illustrate zero gravity by floating around the capsule...
24 August 2024
NASA formally abandons Starliner for crew return to Earth
... on the Crew-9 Dragon, and adjusting the manifest to carry additional cargo, personal effects, and Dragon-specific spacesuits for Wilmore and Williams. Before the Starliner departs, the ISS astronauts are expected to rig makeshift...
02 March 2018
Soyuz Owners’ Workshop Manual
..., most readers will find that the information on Russia’s LK Moon lander, the N1 launch vehicle, the Sokol spacesuit and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project provides additional interest and context. The volume concludes with...
29 March 2018
Northern Arizona Space Training
... astronauts in Northern Arizona in the 1960s. The unusual cover picture aptly summarises the contents: it shows a spacesuited geologist testing a prototype Apollo geological camera on an undulating grassy plane; his ‘helmet’ appears to be made from...
