Tag: Moon landing
When the earth was defenseless – knowledge
It would have been a small step for mankind, but a very big one for the lunar microbes – if they had existed. It was considered a marvel of engineering…
Hakuto-R M1: The first private moon landing is imminent – knowledge
Hakuto-R M1, a lander made by Japanese space company Ispace, is scheduled to touch down on the lunar surface on Tuesday evening. In their luggage: an Arabian Rover, a toy…
The first private moon landing is imminent – knowledge
Hakuto-R M1, a lander made by Japanese space company Ispace, is scheduled to touch down on the lunar surface on Tuesday evening. In their luggage: an Arabian Rover, a toy…
Astronaut Selection for Artemis 2: Diversity is not Justice – Knowledge
comment by Marlene Weiss It was to be expected that the first “manned” flight around the moon in decades would not be exactly that, at least not only. Nasa has…
Buzz Aldrin marries at 93
It is the fourth marriage for the “Apollo 11” pilot. “We’re excited like teenagers eloping,” he wrote on Twitter. His wife is a few decades younger than him. Former NASA…
How Israeli researchers want to make the moon bloom – knowledge
Israeli researchers have managed to grow cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes and fruit in the Negev desert. The biologist Simon Barak now wants to find out whether this is also possible…
John McFall, Parastronaut: Into space with a prosthetic leg? – Knowledge
As with so many astronauts, who are ultimately chosen based on social compatibility, the first impression of the British man John McFall is: What a nice guy. You would immediately…
Esa selects five new astronauts – Knowledge
For the first time since 2009, the European space agency Esa a new astronaut class selected. The French Sophie Adenot, the Spaniard Pablo Álvarez Fernández, the British Rosemary Coogan, the…
“Artemis 1”: rocket launched for NASA mission to the moon
It finally worked: The NASA moon mission is at 7.48 a.m. Central European Time Artemis 1 launched from the Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome in the US state of Florida. The unmanned…
Space: Rocket launched for NASA mission to the moon
It finally worked: The NASA moon mission is at 7.48 a.m. Central European Time Artemis 1 launched from the Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome in the US state of Florida. The unmanned…