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China has sent its youngest-ever astronaut crew to the Tiangong space station
World
October 29, 2023
China has sent its youngest-ever astronaut crew to the Tiangong space station
Gobi Desert, China CNN — When China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei blasted off into space in 2003, it was a…
NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space station
Science
September 16, 2023
NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space station
CNN — A NASA astronaut on her inaugural spaceflight and two cosmonauts launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft toward the…
Astronaut Frank Rubio sets US record for longest trip in space
World
September 12, 2023
Astronaut Frank Rubio sets US record for longest trip in space
CNN — Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for…
Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
Middle East
July 1, 2023
Astronaut’s history-making mission is the latest step for a nation with grand space ambitions
CNN — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi laughed when asked…
China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off
Science
May 30, 2023
China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off
CNN — China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its…
Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Science
January 4, 2023
Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died
Walter Cunningham, a retired NASA astronaut and pilot of the first crewed flight in the space agency’s famed Apollo program,…
NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit
Science
October 5, 2022
NASA and SpaceX to send first Native American woman to orbit
The first Native American woman ever to travel to Earth’s orbit will take flight this week on a SpaceX Crew…
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
Middle East
April 11, 2021
UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the…
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
World
February 22, 2021
Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight…
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
World
February 6, 2020
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year…