Washington, United States – AFP Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who traveled in it to the International Space Station, after NASA deemed the risk too great. The gumdrop-shaped capsule landed gently at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at approximately 0401 GMT, its descen...
Ed Dwight, America’s pioneering Black astronaut candidate, finally realized his dream of space travel after six decades. Blue Origin’s NS25 mission, on Sunday, saw the 90-year-old soar into space alongside five other passengers. Expressing exhilaration post-flight, Dwight described it as “life changing.” Dwight’s journe...
Cape Canaveral, United States – AFP The first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams...
Pasadena, United States – APRIL – AFP US space scientists on Thursday unveiled the interplanetary probe NASA plans to send to one of Jupiter’s icy moons as part of humanity’s hunt for extra-terrestrial life. The Clipper spacecraft is due to blast off in October bound for Europa, one of dozens of moons orbiting the Solar...
Niagara Falls, United States – AFP Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon’s shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 a...
Houston – AFP Like her ancestors before her, Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has spent much of her life gazing up at the stars and dreaming of flying to the Moon. This week, she became the first Arab woman to graduate from NASA’s training program, ready to blast off into the cosmos. AlMatrooshi, 31, was one […]
