outer space
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NASA Selects Two Daring Astronauts to Fly on Boeing’s First Crewed Starliner Test Flight
In anticipation of Boeing’s first crewed test flight of Starliner, NASA has chosen two astronauts to fly on board the troubled spacecraft, in a mission that could launch later this year.
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Sierra Space Opens Astronaut Training Academy to Support Future Space Station
Sierra Space announced its plans yesterday to launch a spaceflight centre and astronaut training academy, which is good news for all of the adults out there who never got to go to space camp as a kid.
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Demo Mission to Test New ‘Space Tug’ Continues to Flounder
California-based Momentus is currently performing its first test of an orbital transfer vehicle known as Vigoride-3, but the 180-day demo mission is off to a rocky start.
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The Coolest — and Most Frightening — Spacewalks in History
Hundreds of astronauts have dared to leave the cosy confines of their spaceships and enter into the cold nothingness of space with only their spacesuits to protect them. The spacewalks we present here are among the most memorable to date, though some not necessarily for good reasons.