We have updated our 'People In Space' posters to include the @Axiom_Space #AX4 crew. Available as pdfs here spaceshuttlealmanac.com If you have already purchased these they are available as free updates upon request.
OTD - Landing of Endeavour STS-49 at Edwards AFB. First use of the Space Shuttle drag chute. Endeavours first landing.
Closeup portrait of Claudie Haigneré, blue flightsuit and black background.
🎉 #HappyBirthday to @esa.int astronaut Claudie Haigneré (13 May), first French woman in space, first female ESA astronaut and first European woman on the International Space Station (pic: B. Flitner)
OTD - 1989 Launch of Atlantis STS-30R launch of Magellan to Venus. We were there! Pics by Joel W. Powell, my co-author.
Child in smurflike blue raincoat watches trains from above, nighttime city lights reflected in the clear part of his hood.
Nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…
Here is our Shenzhou-19 mission report from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get our 500+ page pdf report here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
ISS debris avoidance manuever carried out at 2210 UTC Apr 30 with the engines of the Progress MS-30 cargo ship; delta-V = 0.3m/s
2 days to the undocking and return to Earth of the Chinese Shenzhou-19 crew - Wang, Cai and Song.
2 days to the undocking and return to Earth of the Chinese Shenzhou-19 crew - Wang, Cai and Song.
Honored to moderate today’s town hall — lifting up community voices and demanding accountability from those elected to serve us. Democracy depends on it.
Hope to see you there!
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale (my video).
OTD - 1991 Inaugural Rollout Ceremony of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Palmdale.
OTD - 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery crew deploy the new Hubble Space Telescope.
Update - Shenzhou-20 docked at the nadir (lower) port of Tianhe April 24 at 15:49 UTC. The crew entered the station a few hours later.
Approx. 3 hours till the docking of Shenzhou-20 to Tiangong. A few pages from our Chinese Spaceflight ebook. You can get your pdf copy here spaceshuttlealmanac.com
LIFTOFF of Shenzhou-20.
Thank you
OTD - 1990 Launch of STS-31R carrying the Hubble Space Telescope. We were there.
OTD - 1983 Crew of Soyuz-T8 return to earth after a 2 day ride attempting to dock with Salyut-7. Soyuz had a limited amount of fuel and battery power to make another attempt. Other Soyuz crews faced the same dilemma over the years. Soyuz-23, 25 & 33 failed to dock with Salyut-6.
This will be the 'People in Space' count with todays
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
Following no live coverage of this, I decided to just share to you the live stream by ThatSpaceDogeGuy (TSDG) instead. Here for you to watch: www.youtube.com/live/pE4MSnn....
Sorry for the last minute notice folks, we'll see you probably years later of this rocket type live launch...
This will be the 'People in Space' count with todays
@blueorigin #NS31 mission to sub-orbit above the Karman line. You can get PDFs to our printable posters here SpaceShuttleAlmanac.com
OTD - 1981 (44 years ago!) Launch of Columbia STS-1, starting the Space Shuttle programs mission to Space.
OTD - 1981 Columbia STS-1 first launch attempt is scrubbed due to a computer interface conflict. The launch is rescheduled for April 12.
Everyone standing by for Rook Isaacman's Senate confirmation hearing? He actually starts at 10:15 am.
youtube.com/watch?v=tqejrlbfB84
OTD - 1980 Launch of the Soviet Soyuz-35 crew to Salyut-6, Popov an Ryumin. They would help establish the standard six-month duration of future Salyut, Mir and ISS crews.
OTD - 1983 Space Shuttle Challenger returns from its first mission to Space STS-6 with a crew of 4.
