When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. A flywheel design for the Artemis 2 mission is tested during the microgravity phase of a Falcon 20 parabolic flight near Montreal, Canada. The person operating the device is Yannick Laflamme, a Canadian Space Agency exercise specialist at the… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Canadarm2 releases the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from the International Space Station. | Source: NASA The Canadian robotic arm on the International Space Station is days away from reaching a major milestone. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced today… Read More »
For new pilot and astronaut Jameel Janjua, it was his third chance. Janjua, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, flew in the pilot’s seat last month on Virgin Galactic’s latest space flight, Galactic 07. But her journey to becoming an astronaut took 15 years and three attempts — and that’s only counting the time since she became… Read More »
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission are (left to right): NASA astronauts Christina Hamak Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.NASA NASA opens applications for astronauts every four years. Since there are thousands of applications, it can be difficult to stand out in the crowd. NASA’s selection program… Read More »
Mount Saint Vincent University Prof. Tamara Franz-Odendaal (left) is seen in her laboratory with two research assistants. (Submitted by Tamara Franz-Odendaal – image source) Tamara Franz-Odendaal has been researching how space travel affects the human skeleton for twenty years. Due to the lack of gravity in space, astronauts experience bone loss when they return to… Read More »
An image showing the patch Jeremy Hansen will wear on the upcoming lunar Artemis II mission. The patch was designed by Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimon. (Kirk Fraser/CBC – image credit) Children gathered at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina on Thursday watched in awe as astronaut Jeremy Hansen unveiled the patch designed by… Read More »
The commander of humanity’s first lunar mission in half a century has a special invitation from SpaceX in his pocket. Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut leading four Artemis 2 crew members told Space.com in a Dec. 18 exclusive. SpaceX He wants to talk to his crew about this. starship. This is no coincidence, considering SpaceX is… Read More »
The first lunar commander in 50 years grins as a picture of jets and a moon rocket appears on the screen in front of him. “It was a fun day.” NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is the commander Artemis 2Intended to fly four people around moon In 2024 or so. But at a special event with… Read More »
Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen (LR) will orbit the Moon with Artemis II – RSSIL/MEGA Flying to the Moon is the dream of most astronauts, but for the crew of the upcoming Artemis II mission, returning safely to Earth is their ultimate goal. In an exclusive interview with Telegraph subscribers,… Read More »
Artist’s impression of the Canadian CASTOR telescope, or Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and UV Research. . The ultraviolet universe cannot be seen from the Earth’s surface, and most of what we see comes from a single orbiting observatory that may be retired in just a few years. Hubble space telescope health remains good… Read More »