Floating weightlessly through a spacecraft looks effortless and almost magical in footage from orbit, but the reality for the human body is considerably more complicated. Zero gravity, more precisely called microgravity, removes a force that…
There is a particular kind of person who can tell you Mir’s exact orbital speed without checking, who finds the story of Progress M34’s near-collision genuinely thrilling rather than merely historical, and who feels a…
Spaceflight is the most rigorously engineered activity humans have ever attempted. Every bolt is tested, every trajectory is calculated to fractions of a second, and every procedure is rehearsed hundreds of times before anyone leaves…
Few fields of human endeavour demand mathematical precision quite like spaceflight. Every orbit, every docking manoeuvre, every re-entry trajectory is the product of calculations so exact that even a tiny margin of error can be…
The Mir Space Station stands as a symbol of Russia’s immense contribution to space exploration, with a legacy that still inspires. Launched on 20 February 1986, the Mir Station was only intended to last five years, but…
For people who are in love with astronomy and want to learn about all things space, the international space station (ISS) has developed the ISS tracker that gives people the opportunity to follow the ISS…
Being as astronaut is the stuff of many people’s dreams, but the reality is a little different. Learn about a working day in space before you apply!