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Blue Origin completes 26th suborbital spaceflight mission

Arnold Pinto 30/08/2024 0

Six astronauts return safely Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, completed its eighth human suborbital spaceflight on August 29, 2024, and the 26th flight for the New Shepard rocket programme. Travelling in a pressurised crew capsule, the astronaut crew included Nicolina

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MBRSC and Dubai Health sign pact for Emirati astronauts’ health

Arnold Pinto 16/07/2024 0

Both entities plan joint initiatives Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)—home of the UAE space programme—has entered a partnership with Dubai Health, Dubai government’s healthcare provider, to ensure the health of Emirati astronauts and pioneer innovations in space healthcare. Under the agreement, MBRSC and Dubai Health will implement initiatives designed to

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Retired NASA astronaut Joe Engle passes away at 91

News Desk 2 13/07/2024 0

He piloted the X-15 and space shuttle Retired NASA astronaut and US Air Force Major General Joe Engle, a distinguished pioneer in aerospace exploration, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2024, at his home in Houston, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was 91. Engle’s illustrious career spanned decades and was marked by numerous milestones, […]

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Blue Origin Reveals 6-Member Crew Of NS-25 Mission

Arnold Pinto 07/04/2024 0

America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate Is In Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, has unveiled the crew for its upcoming NS-25 mission. The mission is slated to mark a historic moment by including Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate. The NS-25 mission will mark Blue Origin’s New Shepard programme’s seventh

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3 Astronauts Return Safely To Earth After Space Mission

Arnold Pinto 07/04/2024 0

Trio Landed In Kazakhstan On April 6, 2024 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya successfully concluded their six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on April 6, 2024, when they touched down safely in Kazakhstan. The trio bid farewell to the space station,