Apr 28 2024
Sharjah: A research team from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) investigated the impact of isolation and confined environments on astronauts and provided recommendations on protecting their mental health as part of a collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space […]
This day in history we feature the Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission’s Space Shuttle STS-107 takes off on this day in 2003. Trivia – Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International […]
Washington: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down recently off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, completing the agency’s fourth commercial crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The international crew of four spent around 6 […]
This day in history we feature Zhai Zhigang. He is a Chinese astronaut who performed China’s first spacewalk on this day in 2008. Trivia – Zhai Zhigang Zhai was born in Longjiang County, Heilongjiang Province. He enrolled at the PLA […]
This day in history we feature Mae Jemison. Astronaut Mae Jemison is the first African American woman to fly in space, on this day in 1992. Trivia – Mae Jemison Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former […]
Washington: NASA has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar south pole, as it prepares to send humans back to the Moon under the Artemis programme in 2024. Each region contains multiple potential landing sites for Artemis III, which […]
This day in history we feature Neil Armstrong. An American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon, was born on this day in 1930. Trivia – Neil Armstrong Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A […]
Sultan AlNeyadi will be the first astronaut from an Arab country to conduct a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The announcement will see the United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut fly to the orbiting lab on SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission, which is […]
This day in history we feature Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Trivia – Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong became the first […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of a new space mission to the International Space Station that will last for six months. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed new strategic cooperation in human spaceflight with […]
DUBAI: French astronaut Thomas Pesquet took a photo of the Expo 2020 Dubai site from the International Space Station (ISS), during his 200-day mission which launched from Florida, USA. During a Q&A session which France Pavilion organised at the Expo […]
