The trek will mark Dennis Tito’s second trip to space and his first in over 20 years.
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Les Johnson, author of the new book A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars, talked to WIRED about solar sails and more ways to get farther into the final frontier.
Space is a mystery that astronomers are still actively working to solve. While spacecraft like the James Webb has given us a closer look at the early universe, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the world beyond our planet. Like anything mysterious, myths about space abound. But not everything you read or hear is true. Here are four space myths you should never believe.
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star” might be one of the most iconic nursery rhymes, but it doesn’t mean it’s true. Sure, stars do appear to twinkle in the night, but that isn’t actually because they’re flickering. This space myth couldn’t be any more wrong.
Stars, like our Sun, actually shine all of the time. However, as their light travels through space towards Earth, it passes through various gasses and debris. These obstacles cause the stars to appear as if they are twinkling. It makes for a good jingle, but it isn’t true.
Crew-5 includes a Russian astronaut and the first Native American woman in space.
SpaceX’s latest crewed launch has reached the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-5 astronaut mission launched at noon local time.
SpaceX used a Falcon 9 rocket to lift a crew of four astronauts — including a Russian astronaut and the first Native American woman to go to space — aboard Crew Dragon capsule Endurance. They docked and are now aboard the ISS after a 29-hour flight, as per a NASA report.
SpaceX Crew-5’s international crew.
Nebulae are interstellar clouds of gas and dust. Many nebulae are formed from the remnants of dying stars. Nebulae are often also regions where new stars…
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A four-person crew of astronauts and a cosmonaut arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, completing a 29-hour trek in a SpaceX capsule that began in Florida.
Sending rockets into space requires sacrificing expensive equipment, burning massive amounts of fuel, and risking potential catastrophe. So in the space race of the 21st century, some engineers are abandoning rockets for something more exciting: elevators. What would it take to build such a structure? Fabio Pacucci explores the physics behind modern space elevators. [Directed by Tjoff Koong Studios, narrated by Addison Anderson].
A workshop at UN General Assembly, organized in collaboration with the SRI Partner ACES Worldwide.
• Vidvus Beldavs-Energy Compacts — Implementation of Space Agenda 2030 — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=758
• Henk Rogers — The Hawaii — Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (Hi-SEAS) — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=1152
• Adriano V. Autino — How to make the 2030 SDGs sustainable — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=1781
• Kiran Gautam — Space science technology and sustainable civilian development — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=2481
• Pascale Ehrenfreund — Space exploration, an international endeavour — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=2955
• Agata Kptpdziejczyk — Analog missions for sustainable civilian development — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=3572
• Armin Wedler — AI-powered vehicles for humanitarian help deployment — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=4405
• Ioana-Roxana Perrier — Training the future space sceintists, engingineers and explorers — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=5461
• Serena Crotti — Space on Earth — Design of a trasnportable base for Space mission simulations on Earth — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=6333
• Bernard Foing — Space4All Researchers, Astronauts and Entrepreneurs — https://youtu.be/XQVHVkn3CiM?t=8738
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The super heavy-lift Long March 9 rocket could send humans to the Moon and Mars.
China successfully tested a new engine for its Long March 9 rocket, which it aims to eventually use to send the first crewed Chinese mission to the Moon.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said it has overcome technical difficulties in building its first prototype Yf-79 engine for the rocket.