Friday 24 September, 2021
The three-man crew arrived at China’s Tianhe space station last week.
It is China’s first crewed space venture in five years.
The remote location of its landing made it difficult for stargazers to witness the event.
Chinese authorities said it will offer a “splendid” show similar to a meteor shower.
One expert said the odds of being struck by space debris are 10 million times less likely than getting hit by lightening.
Footage from the landing site on NASA television showed Rubins smiling after she was hoisted out last from the Soyuz descent module.
In fairness to him, he got his wish in the end.
The scientists involved had some fairly curt responses for the journalists involved.
*Provided you’ve figured out a way to travel into space.
A spacecraft arrived carrying three new astronauts and supplies yesterday.
Fingers are being pointed at the 1960s era Russian rocket used by Orbital Sciences.
Four Limerick students have had their experiment sent to the International Space Station, thanks to NASA.
The specially designed espresso machine will be able to serve hot, freshly brewed coffee while in zero gravity.
The US space agency has cut all contacts with Russia, except for cooperation on board the International Space Station.
Spot the lad in the green hat.
Once he’s not planning on piloting any spaceships this evening, perhaps we should let him away with it…
The astronaut will spend the next few days as a ‘tourist’ as part of a promotional drive aimed at reaching his million-plus Twitter followers.
If you miss the chase tonight, you’ll have a chance next week.
It’s planned the Dream Chaser will be used to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. A trial version of the craft successfully ran through tests yesterday – assisted by an odd-looking helicopter.
“The smell is like an old friend.” Can you guess what he went for?
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Six-and-a-half hours of work was needed to repair a pump which is thought to have caused the ammonia leak on board the ISS.
Officials are now considering whether to send ISS crew members into open space to fix the leak.
The unfortunate sketch was found on the NASA website.
The inspirational Canadian is into his first full day as Commander of the International Space Station – the first from his home country to take on the role.
NASA has launched a new service that emails people when the International Space Station is visible in the skies over where they live.
Space station dodged a menacing piece of orbiting junk yesterday.
This will be one of the last chances to see it until later this year, Astronomy Ireland has said.
See the first colour photograph of the pale blue bot.
China plans to have a space station launched by the beginning of the next decade.
