OSIRIS-REx Touches Down With NASA's First-Ever Asteroid Sample
Following a rapid and red-hot descent through Earth's atmosphere, NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule touched down in the desert at...
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Garth Calitz
- Aug 31
- 4 min
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station
An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 25
- 8 min
The Apollo Programme - Manned Flight to the Moon
The Apollo programme, also known as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 20
- 2 min
To Jupiter and Beyond: JUICE Begins its Epic Odyssey
Around 13:33 UTC on 14 April, JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spread its wings following the Ariane 5 successful lift-off an hour...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Royal Canadian Air Force and United States Space Command sign Enhanced Space Cooperation arrangement
Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, and U.S. Army General James Dickinson, Commander of the United...
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Garth Calitz
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Airbus Finalises JUICE Ready for its Mission to Jupiter
The Airbus-built JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission) spacecraft will shortly leave Toulouse, France, for Kourou, French Guiana,...
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Garth Calitz
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
NASA’s Artemis - Mission Sees Successful Completion
NASA’s Artemis I mission came to a successful conclusion today with the splashdown and recovery of the Orion spacecraft. This mission was...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from...
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Garth Calitz
- Nov 16, 2022
- 2 min
Boeing X-37B Sets New Endurance Record on Sixth Mission
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) set a new endurance record after spending 908 days in orbit before landing at NASA’s...
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Garth Calitz
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Ready for Launch to the Moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft will be launched in a few days from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA, on its mission to the Moon. The...
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