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Monumental milestones in space exploration
This National Space Day lets lift off and explore some of the biggest events in space history.These events have been made possible due to incredible contributions to all disciplines of engineering. From avionics, to electronics, and software and design to rockets, engineering has turnedspace exploration dreams into reality.
National Space Day: 10 thrilling books on space exploration and technology
National Space Day was created to inspire all of us in the pursuit of knowledge and progress. With that in mind, here are 10 thrilling books that explore old and new space missions, the technology behind them and the people who assisted along the way.
Striving towards space sustainability
With companies including SpaceX set to launch expansive satellite networks, the rapid increase in the number of satellites in orbit poses three key challenges to the future of space sustainability and activity.In 1990, less than 500 active satellites orbited earth. There are now over 4,084 operational satellites in space.
Venturi commits to space sector
Monaco’s Venturi Group, led by Gildo Pastor, is moving into the space sector. Venturi Lab, the Swiss entity, designs and manufactures mobility solutions capable of handling the extreme environmental conditions found on the Moon and Mars.
Have we reached an era of space tourism?
The past two decades have seen investment in space tourism from the private space sector.2021 was an enormous year for private companies and space travel, but 2022 is set to be even bigger.
Applied Nanolayers’ graphene is approaching sun synchronous orbit
Last Friday afternoon SpaceX successfully launched the Fourth Transporter mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Record-setting NASA crewmates return from space station
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on 30th March, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.The trio extended the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days.
NASA and ESA assign astronauts to space station mission on Crew Dragon
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected two astronauts to launch on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.
IWD: 5 women who made the Apollo 11 landing possible
In the lead up to Internationl Women's Day, AptonPlant acknowledges the achievements of the five women that made the Apollo 11 landing possible.
Axiom to discuss private astronaut space station mission
NASA experts will join a virtual news conference hosted by Axiom Space to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.