#spaceflight

#spaceflight

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Astronaut Frank Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on September 21, 2022, for what he thought would be a six-month mission.But he'll wind up staying in space for over a year breaking the record for the longest mission conducted by a US astronaut.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.A crew of astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station, concluding a one-day trip to rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory after launching from Florida early Thursday.

Welcome to Edition 5.26 of the Rocket Report!This week, I would like to congratulate the Indian space agency ISRO on the successful second flight of the SSLV rocket, which adds a new micro-launch capability to the nation's growing fleet of rockets.This is a difficult business, and success should definitely be celebrated when it is finally attained.

The miniature Orbitrap detector.Image: Lori Willhite and Ricardo Arevalo.ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs.Scientists have developed an alien-hunting device that is small enough to ride on spacecraft destined for ocean worlds in the solar system, such as Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus, reports a new study.

This past year was a momentous one in spaceflight, bringing to a close many of the most significant storylines that have dominated this industry in the last 10 to 15 years.Consider the state of play in 2010: A handful of large government space agencies dominated spaceflight activities.NASA was still flying the venerable space shuttle with no clear plan for deep space exploration.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.The Artemis I mission  a 25-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions  came to a momentous end as NASA's Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday.

In the opening moments of the HBO documentary series Branson, Richard Branson looks into the camera to say goodbye.It's always strange recording something when you're alive and healthy, he said, knowing the only reason this video will be seen is if something has gone awry.Branson, a serial entrepreneur whose businesses include the aerospace company Virgin Galactic, has bid farewell before when he thought he needed to prepare for the worst  I've written letters to my children and my grandchildren on a number of occasions, he said in a phone interview last month  but in this case, it was 16 days before he tried spaceflight.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.December's full moon, also known as the cold moon, will shine bright in the night sky this Wednesday, peaking at 11:08 p.m. ET.Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will also be visible in the night sky Wednesday, with an extraordinarily rare phenomenon, known as a lunar occultation of Mars, set to happen around the moon's peak fullness, according to EarthSky.

ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs.Scientists have proposed a dazzling new mission to travel to the stars that is inspired by the elegant flights of seabirds, such as albatrosses, reports a new study.The interstellar concept mission would harness shifting winds generated by the Sun in order to accelerate a spacecraft to as much as 2 percent the speed of light within two years, allowing it to soar into the vast expanse beyond our solar system.

Money, time and energy continue to be poured into fruitless missions (Image: Getty Images) On October 4 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first satellite to be launched by humans, inaugurating the space age.On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin, onboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, became the first human in space.The Apollo 11 spaceflight, which on July 20 1969, achieved its goal of landing the first humans on the Moon, was arguably one of the most memorable events in 20th-century space exploration.