Astronauts

China is currently operating its Tiangong Space Station in low Earth orbit. So far the station has only been home to Chinese astronauts (taikonauts). Despite only flying taikonauts to Tiangong, China is open to flying foreign astronauts to the station and has been since the development stage of the modular

Dec 12, 2024 • 5 mins

On Friday, November 22nd, 2024, Blue Origin launched its ninth human spaceflight mission, carrying six passengers, at 15:30 pm Universal Coordinated Time. Liftoff! 🚀 #NewShepard #NS28 pic.twitter.com/Iu2g4Y9gk3 — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) November 22, 2024 The mission took place from the company's west Texas launch site and

Nov 22, 2024 • 4 mins

China launched its eighth crewed mission to its Tiangong Space Station at 04:27 am China Standard Time (October 29th), or 20:47 pm Universal Coordinated Time (October 30th). This new crew will take over from the outgoing Shenzhou-18 crew, after sharing the station with them for a few days.

Oct 30, 2024 • 8 mins

NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 17:17 pm Universal Coordinated Time with Crew Dragon 'Freedom' atop of a Falcon 9 rocket. On board Crew Dragon 'Freedom' are two astronauts, NASA's Nick Hague and Roscosmos'

Sep 28, 2024 • 4 mins

Back on September 10th, the Polaris Dawn mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, in Florida, at 09:23 am, Universal Coordinated Time. The mission is utilizing Crew Dragon C207 'Resilience', which was launched atop of a Falcon 9 with its booster, B1083, flying for the fourth time.

Sep 14, 2024 • 6 mins

After a few weather-related launch scrubs, Polaris Dawn lifted off from Launch Complex 39A atop of Falcon 9 at 09:23 am, Universal Coordinated Time, on September 10th. Crew Dragon C207 'Resilience' separated from Falcon 9 at T+12:16 after being delivered to a 195 by 1200

Sep 10, 2024 • 5 mins

Polaris, better known as "The North Star," holds significant importance in many cultures around the world. In Norse mythology, Polaris was considered a jewel that held the sky together. In various societies, the star was believed to protect travelers and help those who passed away find their place

Aug 26, 2024 • 7 mins

The China Manned Space Agency announced on June 11th that it had completed the selection of its fourth batch of taikonauts. Applications were received from the Chinese mainland and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao. From the applications, the agency narrowed its selection down to ten taikonauts,

Jun 11, 2024 • 2 mins

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has finally carried its first crew into orbit for its first crewed flight test today. The Altas V launch vehicle carrying the spacecraft had an instantaneous launch window and lifted off at 14:52 pm Universal Coordinated Time from Space Launch Complex 41, in Florida.

Jun 5, 2024 • 4 mins

China's twelfth crewed space mission has successfully returned to Earth at 09:46 am Universal Coordinated Time on April 30th, the capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region. Returning from the Tiangong Space Station were, Tang Hongbo (汤洪波), Tang Shengjie (唐胜杰), and

Apr 30, 2024 • 2 mins

China has launched its seventh crewed mission to its Tiangong Space Station on the 25th of April at 20:59 pm China Standard Time, or 12:59 pm Universal Coordinated Time. The crew, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, are expected to stay aboard the station for six months.

Apr 25, 2024 • 8 mins

Over the weekend, two vehicles from two different sides of the world arrived at the International Space Station. The first to arrive was a SpaceX Cargo Dragon V2 with the second, following by a few days, being Soyuz MS-25 carrying three astronauts. After spending almost two days catching up to

Mar 25, 2024 • 4 mins

At 03:53 am, Universal Coordinated Time, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A with Crew Dragon Endeavor atop of it carrying four astronauts onboard for the Crew-8 mission. The four astronauts are Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, and Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.

Mar 4, 2024 • 5 mins