Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission
Shanghai, ChinaReuters Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported, completing the country’s longest crewed space mission to date. The astronauts landed nine hours after they left a key module of China’s first space station. Rescue workers carry Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang out of a return capsule […]
Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track – NASA
Reuters A US astronaut is still slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station with two cosmonauts aboard their Soyuz capsule later this month, despite US-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine, NASA officials said on Monday. Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station program, also said US-Russian cooperation aboard the […]
Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission
Jiuquan, ChinaReuters Three Chinese astronauts this week flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging US leadership in orbital space. The astronauts rode to Tianhe – the module that will be the living quarters of China’s completed space station – on […]
“SpaceX, this is Resilience”: Four astronauts begin six-month stay on space station
Washington DC, USReuters Four astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel. In NASA’s first full-fledged mission ferrying a crew into orbit on a privately-owned spacecraft, the SpaceX Crew Dragon […]
Astronaut tips to survive lockdown: talk, teamwork, treats
Berlin, GermanyReuters Stick to a daily routine, stay connected with family and treat yourself occasionally – those are some of the tips German astronauts gave for surviving lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, which they said was much like their time in space. Thomas Reiter, 61, who was the first German astronaut to perform a spacewalk, […]
ESSAY: THE JUBILEE OF THE MOON LANDING IS A CHANCE TO ASSESS TECHNOLOGY’S PROMISE
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JULIE SCHONFELD, managing director of US-based Leading Ethics, looks at the promise of technology…
MEN ON THE MOON: ASTRONAUTS TALK ABOUT SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY
MARK ELLIS, of Assist News Service, reports…