Russia’s Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) early Friday. The website of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos reported. The docking process was supervised from the ground by specialists from the…
First Native American woman in space ‘awed by Mother Earth’
Nicole Mann’s five-month mission aboard the International Space Station is under way. The first Native American woman in space has said she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channelling “positive energy” as her five-month…
Tom Cruise’s Space Movie will make him the ‘first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station,’ Universal Boss says
Tom Cruise will “hopefully” become “the first civilian to do a spacewalk” outside of the International Space Station when he blasts off to space to shoot a new action movie with director Doug Liman. Donna Langley, the head of Universal…
Astronaut Nicole Mann becomes first Native American woman in space
A US astronaut has become the first Native American woman in space following a NASA launch on Wednesday. Marine Colonel Nicole Mann, 45, is one of four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at midday bound for the International Space…
Debris risk forces NASA to delay mission to fix ISS antenna
A planned spacewalk to repair a faulty antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed indefinitely, the United States space agency NASA says, citing a “debris notification” it received for the orbiting research laboratory. Two US astronauts had…
Russian film team returns to earth after filming first movie in space
A Russian film crew are back on Earth after wrapping up scenes for the first movie shot in space. Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild left the International Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan – to be met by a…
Russian & American astronauts lift off for ‘ultrafast’ 3-hour flight to ISS aboard Soyuz MS-17
Two Russians and one American have departed for a six-month stay on the International Space Station for the Soyuz MS-17 mission, the first to use a cutting-edge rendezvous scheme that will slash the journey to just three hours. That means…
SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts return to earth in first ‘splashdown’ for 45 years
Two US astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon have splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico following a two-month voyage. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley left the station on Saturday and landed in the…
*Rapist get 21 years imprisonment as court sentences robbers to death (Guardian) *Lagos mechanic burnt in gas explosion, NOHIL detains corpse (Punch)
Rapist get 21 years imprisonment as court sentences robbers to death (Guardian) Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on Wednesday sentenced two men, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus Isaiah, to death for armed robbery in Lagos. The court sentenced Ubong…
Astronaut’s guide to self isolation contains vital tips for all of us
Settling in to a new regime of self-isolation isn’t going to be easy for any of us, but if there’s someone who knows what it’s going to be like it’s Commander Chris Hadfield. The Canadian astronaut spent almost five months…