Crew-1 is now at the ISS

At 05:01 this morning (Swedish time), Crew-1 docked with the International Space Station ISS a little more than a day after they left Earth the night before Monday. The four astronauts who took part in the journey will now join Expedition 64 on the ISS and the three crew members already on board the space […]

SpaceX will send astronauts to ISS next month

SpaceX will send astronauts to ISS next month

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine have announced that for the first time since 2011, NASA will send US astronauts to the International Space Station ISS in a US-made craft. SpaceX is responsible for the transport and for that you will use your rocket Falcon 9 and the transport capsule Crew Dragon. If everything goes according to […]

NASA’s space drone is ready to go to Mars

NASA’s space drone is ready to go to Mars

This summer, NASA will be going to Mars again and this time they’ll bring a drone (or small helicopter). If everything goes acording to plan, NASA’s helicopter will be the first machine to fly on its own on our red sister planet. Earlier this month, NASA tested mounting Mars Helicopter on its rover Perseverance and […]

First phone and TV satellite relays

First phone and TV satellite relays

February 24, 1962. The first satellite telephone and television relays are established through the communications satellite Echo 1. The satellite was basically a big metallic balloon that simply bounced microwaves off its surface. Simple, but effective.