About Human Spaceflight
Human spaceflight is space travel with a crew or passengers aboard the spacecraft. Spacecraft carrying people may be operated directly, by human crew, or it may be either remotely operated from ground stations on Earth or be autonomous, able to carry out a specific mission with no human involvement.
Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93
... In 2018 he founded a non-profit think tank, the Human Spaceflight Institute...
Tim Peake retires from European astronaut corps
... " By assuming the role of an ambassador for Human Spaceflight, I shall continue to support Esa and the UK Space Agency, with a focus on educational outreach, and I look forward to the many exciting opportunities ahead...
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... " If the Russians haven t figured out an alternative by the time the ISS is decommissioned or develops its own space station, which given the current circumstances and sanctions is quite unlikely, it might not have any Human Spaceflight, " she says...
Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth
... " And there ll be some critical manoeuvres from our service module, too, as we fine tune the direction of flight of Orion, " Dr David Parker, the European Space Agency s director of Human Spaceflight, told BBC News...
Samantha Cristoforetti: The astronaut taking TikTok to new heights
... Cristoforetti is currently part of the ISS s Minerva mission - named, in honour of " the sophisticated craftsmanship of the men and women all over the world who make Human Spaceflight possible"...
The companies offering delivery to the Moon
... " In 2000, the idea was, we would finish the space station in just a matter of years, and then the next big Human Spaceflight project would be to move on to Mars, " he says...
Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates
... Nasa astronaut Reid Wiseman said: " We are in the golden age of Human Spaceflight...
US anger at Russian anti-satellite missile test debris
... " This test will significantly increase the risk to astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station, as well as to other Human Spaceflight activities, " he said...
Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93
The former US astronaut Buzz Aldrin has got married for The Fourth time on his 93rd birthday.
Mr Aldrin piloted The legendary Apollo 11 spaceflight in 1969, becoming one of The First Two People to walk on The moon after The Mission 's commander, Neil Armstrong .
The former pilot said that he and new wife Anca Faur were as " excited as eloping teenagers".
He is one of only three people alive to have walked on The moon.
Pictures from their Los Angeles ceremony were shared by Mr Aldrin on Twitter.
" On my 93rd birthday and The Day I will be honoured by Living Legends of Aviation I Am pleased to announce that my long-time love Dr Anca Faur and I have tied The Knot , " he tweeted.
Dr Faur, 63, who has a PhD in Chemical Engineering , is The executive Vice President of Mr Aldrin's company, Buzz Aldrin Ventures.
In 1969, an estimated 600 million people witnessed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become The First people to walk on The moon as part of The Apollo 11 mission. It was The largest television audience in history at The Time .
Almost overnight, Mr Aldrin became one of The Most famous names on The Planet - The ensuing months was a blur of media appearances, photo opportunities and after-dinner speeches.
" I hadn't thought that much of what would come afterward, " Mr Aldrin told The Los Angeles Times in 2001. " I was not that prepared or comfortable to be thrust into The Public eye that much. "
Before The famous Moon Landing , Mr Aldrin piloted fighter planes on US Air Force Combat Missions during The Korea war.
In 2018 he founded a non-profit Think Tank , The Human Spaceflight Institute .
Source of news: bbc.com