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Per Wimmer – Exclusive interview with the adventurer and future private astronaut

Dr Andy Quinn and Per Wimmer talk about private spaceflight, the second space race and everything in between, discussing frontrunners Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin and what prospective space participants should expect when they blast Read more…

By YourSpaceflight, 2 years ago June 24, 2018

Interviews

Interview 2 with Vijay, aerospace engineer & BBC2 Astronauts contestant

Dr Andy Quinn catches up Vijay after BBC2’s Astronauts: Do you have what it takes? series came to a close to get Vijay’s thoughts on the challenges of the series and on the wider second Read more…

By YourSpaceflight, 3 years ago November 25, 2017

Interviews

BBC2 Astronauts: Interview with Vijay

Dr Andy Quinn caught up with Vijay, one of the contestants on BBC2’s Astronauts: Do you have what it takes? series. Vijay, 35, is an aerospace engineer currently working on designs for a hypersonic space Read more…

By YourSpaceflight, 3 years ago August 20, 2017

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Photos: Mars rover encapsulated for launch, mated with Atlas 5 rocket
NASA's Perseverance rover, contained inside its aeroshell for a searing plunge into the Martian atmosphere next year, has been cocooned inside the payload shroud of its Atlas 5 launcher and mated with the rocket ahead of liftoff from Cape Canaveral scheduled for July 30.
New Chinese satellite launcher fails on first flight
The first flight of the new Chinese Kuaizhou 11 solid-fueled rocket failed to place two small satellites into orbit Friday, and Chinese state media said the cause of the malfunction is under investigation.
High-throughput communications satellite launched from China
A high-power broadband communications satellite designed to provide Internet access to airliner passengers, cruise ships, fishing vessels, and other mobile users successfully launched Thursday aboard a Chinese Long March 3B rocket.
NASA chief still hopeful to get more money for moon landing effort
House lawmakers this week proposed to fund NASA's human-rated lunar lander development program at less than one-fifth of the level the Trump administration wanted, but NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Wednesday the House budget bill is just the "opening salvo" in an appropriations process that now goes to the Senate.
Mars rover mated with Atlas 5 launcher after teams deal with coronavirus cases
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been hoisted on top of its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral for liftoff this month, passing a major pre-launch milestone after teams repaired a small leak on the launch vehicle and overcame delays caused by coronavirus cases among staff working on the mission.
Live coverage: SpaceX calls off Falcon 9 launch attempt Saturday
SpaceX called off a planned launch attempt Saturday to deploy the next batch of satellites for the Starlink broadband network. Two commercial Earth-observing satellites for BlackSky are also awaiting a ride into orbit on the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA outlines recommendations to clear path for Boeing to resume Starliner flights
NASA has completed an exhaustive review of software problems and procedural oversights that prevented an unpiloted Boeing Starliner capsule from docking with the space station last year. The agency is implementing 80 recommendations to clear the way for a second test flight later this year and, if all goes well, Boeing's first piloted flight next […]
SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink satellites back on the launch pad
SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Tuesday on pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, positioning the launch vehicle for a flight Wednesday carrying 57 more Starlink Internet satellites and two commercial Earth-imaging microsatellites for BlackSky.
Three U.S.-built satellites in French Guiana for Ariane 5 launch
The next flight of Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket, set for July 28 from French Guiana, will carry a record payload of three multi-ton satellites toward geostationary orbit, including a pair of U.S.-built commercial communications payloads and Northrop Grumman's second robotic satellite servicing spacecraft.
Behnken describes spacewalk views of Crew Dragon as “just awesome”
NASA astronaut Bob Behnken, now in the second half of his mission to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship, glimpsed the commercial crew capsule from a unique viewpoint at the far end of the station's solar power truss during a pair of recent spacewalks.