Space History
This tag contains all articles that pertain to the history of astronomy and Aerospace.
To celebrate the Fourth of July, I wanted to cover the top five greatest moments in US spaceflight. Whether you love or hate the country, no one can doubt its historical importance, especially in the out-of-this-world arena of spaceflight. Before we dive into this top five, you have to understand
Jul 4, 2024 9 mins
On the 8th of April 1984, a Long March 3 lifted off from Launch Complex 3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center bound for a geostationary transfer orbit. Aboard the rocket was the Dongfanghong-2 communications satellite. Dongfanghong-2 was part of the Shiyong Tongbu Tongxing Weixing (實用定位通訊衛星), which literally means Operational
Apr 8, 2024 3 mins
On the 12th of April 1981, a new launch vehicle took to the skies for the first time from the United States. This debut flight would be like no other as crew were onboard too, with a plan to land a part of the vehicle on a runway too. The
Apr 6, 2024 5 mins
For almost the past sixty-three years people have been traveling to and from space with almost seven hundred people traveling past the Kármán line and looking back down on the Earth below. Few people are aware of the almost a dozen humans in space permanently now and even fewer know
Mar 11, 2024 3 mins
It has been over five years since the Chang'e 4 lunar lander landed on the far side of the Moon. The lunar landing occurred at 02:26 am Coordinated Universal Time on the 3rd of January 2019 touching down the Von Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin.
Jan 5, 2024 3 mins
In October 1957 the people of Earth became aware of a second satellite circling the planet, this one however was artificial and man-made. Sputnik-1 was the first artificial satellite launched from Earth on the 4th of October 1957 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics atop of
Oct 5, 2023 2 mins