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The new head of the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has an ambitious agenda to put human spaceflight back on track, according to media reports. Shri. Somanath assumed the helm of the agency on Friday (Jan. 14) as ISRO works to help the Gaganyaan human spaceflight program recover from setbacks in part induced by the … Read more
Video games are a great way for us to journey into the unknown of space, but how realistic is spaceflight in video games? As one of humanity’s greatest curiosities, video game developers have often explored the great unknown in their games. Whether it is initial attempts at single-line space graphics, such as Space Invaders or … Read more
The flight, dubbed “Inspiration4,” was a privately chartered spaceflight by Billionaire Jared Isaacman, which launched on Sept. 15, 2021. It becoming the first crewed orbital mission with no professional astronauts on board. named to commemorate the four-person crew and their associated “pillars” of support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee: leadership, hope, … Read more
2021 was a banner year for NASA and the rest of the spaceflight community around the world. From landing on Mars to launching private citizens into space, and everything in between, this year has seen many historic milestones and next-giant leaps. Here we take a look back at all the incredible moments in spaceflight and … Read more
NASA astronaut Cady Coleman shows the habitat that golden orb spiders Esmeralda and Gladys occupied on the International Space Station in 2011. (Image credit: NASA) From insects to primates, from dogs and cats to cold-blooded reptiles, animals have played a significant role in space exploration since the first fruit flies launched to Earth’s upper atmosphere … Read more