All-private astronaut team lifts off on landmark launch to space station
A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off on Friday carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed...
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SpaceX crew returns from record mission aboard International Space
Four astronauts safely returned on Monday from a record six-month NASA science mission aboard the International Space Station, splashing down with their SpaceX Crew Dragon...
Relativity Space aims for world’s first fleet of 3D-printed rockets
Venture-backed startup Relativity Space, which aims to build the world’s first fleet of 3D-printed rockets, said on Tuesday it has raised $650 million from a...
NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet
NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study...
Faraway NASA probe detects the eerie hum of interstellar space
The classic 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien was advertised with the memorable tagline, ‘In space no can hear you scream.’ It did not say anything...
NASA’s Mars helicopter makes history with successful flight on Red Planet
NASA‘s miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars early on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft...
Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has taken its first, short drive on the surface of the red planet, two weeks after the robot science lab’s picture-perfect touchdown on...
Space’s Crowded Final Frontier (with video)
When Nasa’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars Thursday night, this astonishing success rightly grabbed attention across the globe. Yet, it is also worth remembering...
Names of 9,000 Cyprus residents sent to Mars
By Athena Arsalidou Nine thousand Cypriots took the opportunity to participate in Nasa’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, which invited people around the world...
NASA Space Apps Challenge to be held virtually in Limassol
The prestigious NASA Space Apps Challenge will be held in Limassol again this year, albeit virtually due to coronavirus restrictions. The challenge will take place...
