Astronauts – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Chinese astronauts, including first woman, complete space walk outside future space station

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021By Editor

Two Chinese astronauts have completed a space walk which lasted several hours outside a future space station, with 41-year-old Wang Yaping becoming the first woman astronaut from China to perform the move. … Read More >Chinese astronauts, including first woman, complete space walk outside future space station

WATCH: Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct their 1st spacewalk

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

The first astronauts to arrive at China’s new space station carried out their debut spacewalk, marking only the second time the country’s astronauts have ventured out of their craft while in orbit. … Read More >WATCH: Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct their 1st spacewalk

Chinese astronauts enter core module of future space station in historic first for Beijing

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021By Editor

Three Chinese astronauts have entered the core module of the country’s future space station in a crucial step towards its completion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced. … Read More >Chinese astronauts enter core module of future space station in historic first for Beijing

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Touchdown! Expedition 64 back on Earth after 6 months on International Space Station

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021By Editor

The Soyuz MS-17 capsule carrying cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and astronaut Kate Rubins of NASA has touched down in Kazakhstan, bringing the trio home after a six-month tour in orbit. … Read More >Touchdown! Expedition 64 back on Earth after 6 months on International Space Station

UAE introduces its first woman astronaut among fresh class of space-farers

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

The United Arab Emirates’ space ambitions have just become a bit more inclusive, with a woman selected as one of two candidates for NASA-assisted training as crew for missions in space. … Read More >UAE introduces its first woman astronaut among fresh class of space-farers

Russia

American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

After the US bought a seat on a Russian spacecraft to send a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, the chief of Russia’s Space Agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin claimed that American spaceflight is still “unstable.” … Read More >American astronauts to again use Russian Soyuz rocket to reach ISS as NASA can’t rely on ‘unstable’ US tech – Moscow space chief

China sets goal of sending 12 astronauts to space by 2023, opening of space station by 2022

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021By Editor

Hot on the heels of its recent successes reaching the Red Planet, China’s space agency has announced the lofty goal of executing 11 launch missions and sending a dozen astronauts to space within the next two years. … Read More >China sets goal of sending 12 astronauts to space by 2023, opening of space station by 2022