Heroes of Space: Svetlana K Savitskaya
Ten months before Sally Ride would become the first American female astronaut in space, Savitskaya became the second woman and 53rd cosmonaut in space. On 19 August 1982, …
SPONSORED: Meet astronaut Chris Hadfield on his tour of the UK!
Nov 10, 2016 · But that’s not why the world loves him. Of the hundreds of astronauts who have gone into space, none has humanised it quite the way Hadfield has.”. Chris will be at the …
Heroes of Space: Gerard Kuiper
Feb 1, 2019 · Unfortunately, Gerard Kuiper passed away on the 23 December, 1973 due to a heart attack while on holiday with his wife, Sarah Fuller, in Mexico. Kuiper left behind a strong …
Are spacesuits tailor-made? - All About Space
Asked by Melanie Hall. While the Apollo space suits were tailor made to each astronaut, most modern day space suits are a little more ‘off the shelf’. Modern space suits are made from …
Heroes of Space: Scott Carpenter
Feb 15, 2019 · Carpenter was among these seven men, who became known as the ‘Mercury Seven’. Carpenter’s time as part of the Mercury Seven crew was an incredible step forward in …
Heroes of Space: Margaret Rhea Seddon
Sep 13, 2019 · Margaret Rhea Seddon logged 722 in space over the course of three flights. Image credit: NASA. On her very first day away from Earth on 12 April 1985, astronaut …
Heroes of Space: Shannon Lucid
by Gemma Lavender, 14 December 2018. Lucid was the only American woman to serve on board the Russian space station Mir. Image Credit: NASA. Although she is now regarded as a great …
Which space career is right for you?
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Does the Moon have the same nutrients as Earth? - All About Space
Here on Earth our atmosphere and climate systems create a water- and oxygen-rich environment for soil to form. In contrast, our Moon has to rely almost entirely on impacts from space debris …
Sir Trevor McDonald interviews first astronauts to land on MARS
Sir Trevor McDonald recorded a world-exclusive interview with the Daedalus crew, days before they became the first astronauts to head for Mars. One of the most exciting and important …