World news about “Human spaceflight” published by euronews.
Soprano Brightman aims even higher If everything goes as planned, British soprano Sarah Brightman will be the next paying passenger to ride a Russian rocket to the International Space… 30/04/2013
One-way ticket to life on Mars This does not sound like the best job in the world: Fly to Mars and never come back. But a Dutch company, Mars One, has just launched an open call for… 25/04/2013
International Space Station crew land safely in Kazakhstan Three International Space Station (ISS) crew have returned to earth safely. The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying them landed in the Kazakhstan steppes a day… 16/03/2013
Boldly going where no private company has gone before In May 25, 2012 the first commercial spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station. A private company achieved something only national agencies… 28/06/2012
The sounds of space Just what are the sounds of space? ESA astronaut Frank De Winne listened to his favourite bands from Flanders when he was in orbit, while Space Shuttle… 16/02/2012
Mars 500, simulated mission accomplished After 520 days of total isolation in a mock spaceship, the Mars 500 crew were reunited with their loved ones in the outside world. In this edition of Space… 17/11/2011
Soyuz arrives at ISS – nocomment Soyuz space shuttle carrying three astronauts docks at the International Space Station. 11/06/2011
The Space Truck The European cargo spacecraft ATV, is the most complex vehicle ever built to re-supply an International Space Station. It can take nearly eight tonnes of… 18/05/2011
Private funeral for astronaut Neil ArmstrongThe funeral has been held for the American astronaut Neil Armstrong who died last Saturday. Around 400 of the 82-year-old’s closest family and friends took… 01/09/2012
Big demand for tickets to Mars colonyA Dutch company has received hundreds of requests for one-way tickets to its planned human settlement on Mars – due to be completed in 2023. The next… 09/07/2012
Enterprise ferried down New York Hudson to floating museumA former WWII aircraft carrier has found a more futuristic purpose as the new home of the space shuttle Enterprise. Crowds gathered to cheer and wave as s… 07/06/2012
Dragon space ship prepares to return to earthThe world’s first privately-owned space ship is getting ready to return to earth. The Space X Dragon cargo ship is set to undock from the International… 31/05/2012
Space shuttle Discovery makes final voyage before retirementThe space shuttle Discovery, one of three surviving shuttles, dispensed with a rocket propelled launch for its final voyage on Tuesday and piggy-backed a ride… 17/04/2012
US astronaut marks 50 years since first orbitFormer US astronaut John Glenn has marked the 50th anniversary of becoming the first American to orbit the earth, saying it was the best day of his… 21/02/2012
Back in the Day: the first woman in spaceJune 16, 1963. Just over two years after Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in orbit. The textile… 15/06/2011
