Category: crew

China’s next-generation crew spacecraft nails its test mission landing

Post author By Randall
Post date May 8, 2020
Categories In astronauts, capsule, China, cnsa, crew, landing, long march 5b, News, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Designed to carry crews of up to six astronauts, the craft tested weighed 14 tons and is designed to be the primary transport to China’s future space station. CASC and the CNSA, China’s space agency, are also working on a 21.6-ton variant for deep space, designed to be used in future manned lunar missions. […]

Soyuz 61 leaves a ghostly trail as it tracks toward the ISS

Post author By Randall
Post date September 27, 2019
Categories In astronaut, crew, iss, soyuz61, Space, Tech, thebigpicture, thenewbigpicture

[ad_1] What it looks like from @Space_Station when your best friend achieves her lifelong dream to go to space. Caught the second stage in progress! We can’t wait to welcome you onboard, crew of Soyuz 61! pic.twitter.com/Ws7tInY58P — Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) September 25, 2019 The photo shows the curling smoke plumes from the first […]