Is the private mission to the International Space Station a gamechanger?
Ax-1: why the private mission to the International Space Station is a gamechanger The crew consisting of pilot Larry Connor of the United States, commander Michael López-Alegría of Spain and the United States, and mission specialists Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe from Canada and Israel. Axiom Space Ian Whittaker,...
Stunning time-lapse from inside the Crew Dragon
Japanese space agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi has created a breath-taking timelapse from inside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins shared the time-lapse on Twitter. Noguchi, Hopkins and 8 others are currently onboard the International Space Station. The time-lapse was taken within Resilience - SpaceX’s Crew...
Have you got what it takes to become an astronaut in the new era of human spaceflight?
Millions of people watched breathlessly as astronauts for the first time successfully travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule, on May 30. The historic launch, which marks a new chapter in human spaceflight, is likely...
NASA takes next step to cement humanties place in Space
Concrete has been the key to humanities building techniques for over 5,000 years. Now NASA engineers have brought this ancient tech into space. For the first time, a team of scientists have successfully mixed cement - concretes primary ingredient - in microgravity aboard the International Space Station....
It is Rocket Science! SpaceX Dragon 2 set for nail-biting landing
SpaceX Dragon 2 set for nail-biting landing – here's the rocket science If all goes to plan, a fiery Dragon will light up the sky over the Atlantic before hopefully cooling off with a watery splashdown on March 8. The SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule is of enormous significance...
SpaceX Release Stunning Images of Demo-1 Mission
This weekend SpaceX just docked the first commercial spaceship (designed for astronauts) to the International Space Station. The ship - Crew Dragon - pulled off a world first on Saturday morning when it docked with the International Space Station. While the craft will eventually carry astronauts into space...