Tag: Astronaut
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China Launches New Crew for Space Station
China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F rocket…
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18 Reserve Astronauts Selected for China’s Manned Space Program
18 reserve astronauts have been selected for China’s manned space program.
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UAE eyes new frontiers with law to regulate space tourism, mining
Dubai, Nov 24 (AFP/APP): The United Arab Emirates, which sent its first astronaut into space this year and has plans to launch a probe to Mars, is looking at other new frontiers — space tourism and mining. But first, says the chief of the Emirates Space Agency, there needs to be regulation. Within a few…
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First Emirati Astronaut Set to Fly to International Space Station
Hazza Al Mansouri, the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, September 25 (today). According to details, a veteran Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Skripochka and two astronauts – Jessica Meir from NASA and Hazza Al Mansouri from the UAE – are scheduled to…