You do not have to be superman or superwoman to fly in space. Many men and women, from…
With the International Space Station (ISS) now almost complete, Europe’s human spaceflight programme is looking to the future.…
Europeans are now making regular flights to the International Space Station. By 2020, they may be setting foot…
The 23rd Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) successfully got under way on 23 October.…
The competition is now closed If you think you can come up with the ideal playlist for astronauts…
23 years ago, Ulf Merbold became the first ESA astronaut to fly in space. Since then, astronauts from…
Have you ever thought about going on a voyage around the world? This is what ESA astronaut Thomas…
The tallest astronaut to fly in space was American Jim Wetherbee, who was 1.93 m (6 feet 4…
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Europe’s involvement in human spaceflight began in 1969. After Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans…
For more than 30 years, Europeans have been enjoying the wonders of space travel. The early pioneers were…
Before they can fly in space, astronauts have to undergo hundreds of hours of training. This is split…
For a human mission to space, astronauts (and mission teams on the ground) have to know about how their…
