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Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record

Posted on January 14, 2014August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record
Companies, News, Technology, Virgin Galactic

Now that 2014 is finally here, Virgin Galactic‘s first commercial flight with its WhiteKnightTwo / SpaceShipTwo combo edges ever so closer to reality with every day that goes past. A few days ago, they launched SpaceShipTwo 71,000ft up in the sky and tested several critical features in the process, as Virgin Galactic’s Chief Pilot Dave … Read More “Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record” »

John W. Young (1930-2021)

Posted on January 6, 2014August 3, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on John W. Young (1930-2021)
John W. Young (1930-2021)
News, People, Profiles

Across the years, only a few humans have had the honor of being able to say that they walked on the moon – and John Watts Young is one of them. In 1972, he became the ninth man to walk on the Moon as the Commander of the Apollo 16 mission. However, his life has … Read More “John W. Young (1930-2021)” »

Quote by Anais Nin

Posted on December 31, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Quote by Anais Nin
News, People, Quotes

Happy 2014 everyone!

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”

– Anaïs Nin (1903 – 1977)

Today In History – December 24

Posted on December 24, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Today In History – December 24
NASA (United States), News

Check out this amazing video created by NASA, showing a scientifically accurate reenactment of how one of the iconic images in human history was captured by the crew of Apollo 8 forty-five years ago to the day: Earthrise

Today In History – December 21

Posted on December 21, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Today In History – December 21
NASA (United States), News, Roscosmos (Russia)

NASA‘s second manned mission launched exactly 45 years ago, in 1968. Apollo 8, its crew being made up of Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders, was the first manned mission orbiting the Moon. A pivotal milestone in U.S. President JFK’s plans to have a man walk on … Read More “Today In History – December 21” »

Quote by Stephen Hawking – 2

Posted on December 14, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Quote by Stephen Hawking – 2
News, People, Quotes

“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”

– Stephen Hawking (1942), quoted from Der Spiegel (17 October 1988)

Buzz Aldrin (1930)

Posted on December 11, 2013August 3, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Buzz Aldrin (1930)
Buzz Aldrin (1930)
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Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. was born on January 20th, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. The son of an Air Force Colonel, he followed in his father’s footsteps by enrolling in West Point and joining the United State Air Force – ending up being a decorated Air Force pilot with 66 combat missions in … Read More “Buzz Aldrin (1930)” »

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Posted on December 8, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Orbital Sciences Corporation
Companies, News, Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (registered on the New York Stock Exchange as ORB, though commonly referred to as Orbital) is an American company which specializes in the manufacturing and launch of small- and medium-class space and rocket systems. Their client base includes the likes of the US Department of Defense and NASA. A pretty sizeable company, … Read More “Orbital Sciences Corporation” »

Quote by Carl Sagan – 2

Posted on December 3, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Quote by Carl Sagan – 2
News, People, Quotes

“All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.”

– Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996)

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Posted on November 28, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
JAXA (Japan), News, Organisations

Japan is known for numerous things: sushi, samurai, advanced robotics, manga and a rapidly aging population to name but a few. Maybe not as well known abroad as NASA or ESA, Japan also has its own aerospace agency called JAXA, which in its current form is still very young. Its veteran astronaut – Koichi Wakata – … Read More “JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)” »

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