Tag: astronaut
Colonel Sophie Adenot officially becomes the second French woman “astronaut”
On April 22, after more than a year of basic training at the ESA European Astronaut Center (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, Colonel Sophie Adenot received her ESA astronaut certificate (…
At least the astronaut gives an answer: Karen Köhler’s children’s novel “Heavenly”
Dass Tonis Mutter gestorben ist, erzählt das Mädchen erst nach einigen Seiten von Karen Köhlers Kinderroman „Himmelwärts“. Vorher geht es um die langsam oder schnell verfließende Zeit – für die…
Space travel: Astronaut Gerst would like to take photos on the moon
Space travel Astronaut Gerst would like to take photos on the moon When he’s on Earth, he misses space travel, says Alexander Gerst. photo © Britta Pedersen/dpa Gerst is a…
India introduces astronauts for space flight
As of: February 28, 2024 12:45 p.m India wants to take a firm place among the spacefaring nations. After the probes to the moon and the sun, a manned space…
Space travel: Astronaut: Will never meet extraterrestrial life
Space travel Astronaut: Will never meet alien life “Yes. There are some out there, but we will never meet them. We will never communicate with them. But they must exist,”…
Space travel: Astronaut Maurer: Moon flights are “an opportunity for our generation”
Space travel Astronaut Maurer: Moon flights are “an opportunity for our generation” Astronaut Matthias Maurer traveled into space two years ago. photo © Christoph Reichwein/dpa Matthias Maurer was the twelfth…
Mary Cleave, first astronaut to board a shuttle after Challenger, has died
A few light years away, a star shines a little brighter. This is good: space was Mary Louise Cleave’s specialty. The American astronaut, the first woman to return to a…
NASA astronaut: Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman dies
As of: November 10, 2023 3:43 a.m He and his crew completed the first mission around the moon – paving the way for the landing on Earth’s satellite a few…
When the ISS retires, the private Starlab space station will take over
The International Space Station (ISS) could not orbit the Earth forever. It is no longer a mystery, she will retire by 2030. But, now, everything is in working order so…
Space travel: He helped rescue “Apollo 13”: astronaut Mattingly dead
Space travel He helped save “Apollo 13”: astronaut Mattingly dead “We lost one of our country’s heroes on October 31st,” said the US space agency NASA in a statement. Thomas…