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July 7: Astronomer Anthony Boccaletti discusses observation of birth of potential exoplanet with Wikinews. May 31: SpaceX successfully launches its first crewed spaceflight. May 22: Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest black hole known so far. October 12: Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov dies at age 85.
Human spaceflight. The first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space (some scenes) by professional film-makers, the Russian film The Challenge was filmed onboard ISS in October 2021 by Russian director Klim Shipenko with actress Yulia Peresild starring. [note 1] A new record was set for the largest number of humans in orbit (14) on 16 ...
Space policy process. United States space policy is drafted by the Executive branch at the direction of the President of the United States, and submitted for approval and establishment of funding to the legislative process of the United States Congress . Space advocacy organizations may provide advice to the government and lobby for space goals.
NASA, the U.S. civilian space agency, is awaiting a new launch date this month or in October for its Artemis 1 uncrewed test moonshot. Technical problems scrubbed the first two launch attempts in ...
The future of space exploration involves both telescopic exploration and the physical exploration of space by robotic spacecraft and human spaceflight . Near-term physical exploration missions, focused on obtaining new information about the Solar System, are planned and announced by both national and private organisations.
The science behind the intel frenzy over a Russian weapon. Russia’s apparent pursuit of a nuclear space-based weapon has stirred a frenzy in Washington — and raised a flurry of questions among ...
The year 2023 saw rapid growth and significant technical achievements in spaceflight. For the third year in a row, new world records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211). The growth in orbital launch cadence can in large part be attributed to SpaceX, as they increased their number of launches ...
The Outer space Portal. Because of the hazards of a vacuum, astronauts must wear a pressurized space suit while off-Earth and outside their spacecraft. Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies. It contains ultra-low levels of particle densities, constituting a near-perfect ...