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Front Page / Titelseite Surfing complete Slowed by skimming through the very top of the upper atmosphere, ESA’s ExoMars has lowered itself into a planet-hugging orbit and is about ready to begin sniffing the Red Planet for methane. esa.int NASA’s New Spacesuit Has a Built-In Toilet NASA is developing a spacesuit with a built-in … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 22.02.18” »
Front Page / Titelseite Celebrating a decade of orbital science with ESA’s Columbus Laboratory On this day ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory was launched into orbit, safely nestled in the mammoth cargo bay of the space shuttle Atlantis. newatlas.com ISS: ESA feiert zehn Jahre Weltraumlabor Columbus ISS ESA … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 15.02.2018” »
Front Page / Titelseite Successful Falcon Heavy Test Flight: “Starman” Reaches Orbit, 2/3 Rocket Cores Recovered – Falcon Heavy Demo Flight The stakes were high for SpaceX on Tuesday when their triple-core monster rocket leapt off from Florida’s Space Coast on an ambitious shakedown mission that held many unknowns for the California-based company. spaceflight101.com … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 07.02.2018” »
Front Page / Titelseite A Bizarre Failure Scenario Emerges for Ariane 5 Mission Anomaly with SES 14 & Al Yah 3 – Spaceflight101 Europe’s Ariane 5 appears to have gotten away with a black eye on Thursday when its 97th mission veered off course from the onset of the rocket’s climb, but still managed … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 01.02.18” »
In dieser Blogartikelserie gebe ich eine Vorschau von astronomischen Ereignissen und Konstellationen, die ohne Teleskop betrachtet werden können. D.h. es werden nur das bloße Auge oder ein Fernglas benötigt. Verlinkung innerhalb dieser Serie: Vorige Monatsvorschau für den Januar 2018 Alle Artikel dieser Serie Sonnenaufgang und -untergang, Mondsichtbarkeiten Die Sonnenaufgangs- und untergangszeiten sind für Berlin: 01.02.18: … Read More “Astronomie ohne Teleskop: Februar 2018” »
Front Page / Titelseite GAO expects delays in SpaceX and Boeing astronaut flight certification The US won’t be flying humans in space anytime soon. It’s no secret that NASA is pretty far behind schedule when it comes to returning to human spaceflight. Currently it’s working with two contractors, Boeing and SpaceX, for eventual crewed … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 25.01.18” »
Front Page / Titelseite DLR_next – Während der Gerst-Mission: Raumfahrt-Show für Schulen! Wenn der deutsche ESA-Astronaut Alexander Gerst im Jahr 2018 auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS lebt und arbeitet, wird das auch wieder viele Kinder und Jugendliche begeistern. dlr.de Chinese Villagers Capture Falling Long March Rocket Booster on Video – Spaceflight101 Chinese villagers captured … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 18.01.18” »
Front Page / Titelseite SpaceX targeting late January for Falcon Heavy debut – SpaceNews.com SpaceX is now planning to attempt the first launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket around the end of this month, the company’s chief executive said Jan. 4. spacenews.com In Photos: SpaceX’s 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket Readies for Launch SpaceX … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 11.01.18” »
Front Page / Titelseite The Most Exciting Space Missions to Watch in 2018 China’s Tiangong-1 space lab has been orbiting Earth since September 2011, but it is slated for an uncontrolled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere in late January or later, officials… space.com Looking Ahead: Space Missions for 2018 – Sky & Telescope The … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 04.01.18” »
NASA in 2017: The Space Year in Review in Videos The year 2017 was a big one for NASA. From astronaut Peggy Whitson’s record-shattering spaceflight to the daring death-dive of Cassini into Saturn and a pledge to return astronauts to the… space.com Farewell, Cassini: Saturn Spacecraft’s Crash Is Top Spaceflight Story of 2017 … Read More “Spacecraft Mission News (English, German) – 28.12.17” »