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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.
Industry to collaborate on space communications by 2025
NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on 20th April to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions.
3 satellites launched by NanoAvionics
NanoAvionics, a smallsat manufacturer and mission integrator, confirmed the reception of signals and healthy telemetry data from all of the three satellites launched into low Earth orbit via the successful SpaceX Transporter-3 mission.
Elon Musk sends internet to Ukraine via Starlink satellites
Elon Musk’s Starlink system, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet across the world, was successfully sent to Ukraine after its internet was disrupted following a Russian invasion.
Top 10 tech books to add to your 2022 reading list
2022 celebrates the 25thanniversary of World Book Day. World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading and its mission is to promote reading for pleasure. With that in mind, here are 10 technology- and engineering-related books we think should be on your radar this year.
First 'GPS on the Moon' contract awarded to EECL
European Engineering & Consultancy (EECL) and SpacePNT have been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) to manufacture, test and deliver a Moon GNSS (global navigation satellite system) module.
Finnish satellite sends 75GHz signals from space
The W-Cube nanosatellite sent a signal on the high frequency range of 75GHz on 31st August at 16:21 Finnish time. The signal was received by the ground station in Graz, Austria. The satellite, ordered from Finland by the European Space Agency ESA is broadcasting the signal using a radio beacon system developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Germany's Fraunhofer IAF.