Rayyana Barnawi became Saudi’s first female astronaut. On Sunday, May 21, a Falcon 9 rocket launched four astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the private AX-2 mission. The mission lead is former NASA astronaut Peggy Whiteson. John Shoffner is the mission pilot. Ali Akharni and Rayyana Barnawi from Saudi Arabia are the…
Evidence for the presence of water was found in the rocky planet GJ 486 b, which is 30% larger than Earth and three times more massive. GJ 486 b is a solid planet with a stronger gravity than Earth. It orbits its parent star, a red dwarf star, every 1.5 Earth days.Also, because it is…
The vehicle landed at Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Having achieved the feat of becoming the first Arab astronaut to complete a long-duration mission in space, UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi has now achieved another feat. Al Neyadi is now the first Arab astronaut to go on a spacewalk. Sultan Al Neyadi left the space station at 1.42pm on Saturday, April 29, accompanied by NASA…
Galileo’s journey to the moons has begun for Joyce. Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto—Jupiter’s Galileo moons. All three are made of ice. Juice will travel 660 million kilometers in eight and a half years and reach Jupiter’s orbit in July 2031. Travel with gravity assists to reduce travel costs. It is a technique that uses the…
The first stage of the first test launch from Cape Canaveral on the 22nd of last month was successful but the second stage failed. Their rocket is Terran 1. Let’s see its features.Powered by nine Aeon 1 engines, it has a maximum payload of 1250 kg. Terran 1’s rocket tank, airframe, and almost all parts…
These tiles help space shuttles survive the extreme temperatures (about 1200 degrees Celsius) during re-entry to Earth. LI-900 silica tiles are used for this purpose. It is made of 99.9% pure silica glass fiber. Often the volume of air inside this tile is said to be 94%. Due to the low thermal conductivity and high…
Christina Koch Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen Victor Glover Pilot Commander Reid Wiseman Christina Koch is the astronaut who set the record by spending more than 300 consecutive days in space. Christina is a professional engineer on Artemis 2. Jeremy Hansen is going to orbit the moon as a mission specialist. The pilot of the mission…
Built by the Japanese private company ispace, the Hakuto-r lander launched on December 11 aboard a Falcon-9 rocket and entered lunar orbit on March 21. The Hakuto-r Lander weighs about 1000 Kg and carries the Rasheed Lunar Rover weighing 10 Kg. If the mission is successful, Hakuto-r will be the first private probe to soft…
Launch Vehicle Mark Three i.e. LVM Three is a renamed form of GSLV.The rocket has a gross lift weight of 640 tonnes and a diameter of 5 meters and a length of 43.5 meters. The first stage is a solid fueled engine, the second stage is liquid fueled and the third is cryogenic. LVM3 is…
