Lifestory: Paralympian turned future astronaut hails the power of the Games
TIM HEPHER, of Reuters, reports on the extraordinary journey of John McFall….
One church, two astronauts: How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports on how US astronauts have been able to practice their faith while in space …
Boeing Starliner capsule’s first crewed test flight postponed minutes before launch
Cape Canaveral, Florida Reuters A second attempt at launching Boeing’s new Starliner space capsule on its inaugural test flight with NASA astronauts on board was automatically halted with minutes to go before liftoff by a computer-abort system, mission officials said. The scrubbed launch, capping a string of 11th-hour technical issues that ground teams worked through […]
Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China’s longest crewed space mission
Shanghai, China Reuters Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported, completing the country’s longest crewed space mission to date. The astronauts landed nine hours after they left a key module of China’s first space station. Rescue workers carry Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang out of a return […]
Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track – NASA
Reuters A US astronaut is still slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station with two cosmonauts aboard their Soyuz capsule later this month, despite US-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine, NASA officials said on Monday. Joel Montalbano, manager of NASA’s International Space Station program, also said US-Russian cooperation aboard the […]
Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission
Jiuquan, China Reuters Three Chinese astronauts this week flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging US leadership in orbital space. The astronauts rode to Tianhe – the module that will be the living quarters of China’s completed space station – […]
“SpaceX, this is Resilience”: Four astronauts begin six-month stay on space station
Washington DC, US Reuters Four astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel. In NASA’s first full-fledged mission ferrying a crew into orbit on a privately-owned spacecraft, the SpaceX Crew […]
Astronaut tips to survive lockdown: talk, teamwork, treats
Berlin, Germany Reuters Stick to a daily routine, stay connected with family and treat yourself occasionally – those are some of the tips German astronauts gave for surviving lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, which they said was much like their time in space. Thomas Reiter, 61, who was the first German astronaut to perform a […]
Essay: The jubilee of the Moon landing is a chance to assess technology’s promise
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JULIE SCHONFELD, managing director of US-based Leading Ethics, looks at the promise of technology…
Men on the Moon: Astronauts talk about spiritual experiences in a new documentary
MARK ELLIS, of Assist News Service, reports…