A MILESTONE FOR PARKER SOLAR PROBE

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its closest approach to the sun, coming within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface on December 24, 2024. This historic flyby brought the spacecraft nearly ten times closer to the sun than Mercury's orbit. After enduring extreme temperatures and intense solar radiation, the probe … Continue reading A MILESTONE FOR PARKER SOLAR PROBE

SpaceX IFT-5: A NEW FRONTIER IN SPACE EXPLORATION

The recent SpaceX IFT-5 (Integrated Flight Test 5) marks yet another milestone in humanity’s journey to the stars. This achievement, much like the historic moon landing in 1969, is a testament to human determination, ingenuity, and our insatiable desire to explore the unknown. While the moon landing symbolized the pinnacle of Cold War-era competition, IFT-5 … Continue reading SpaceX IFT-5: A NEW FRONTIER IN SPACE EXPLORATION

ISS – Dragon docking initiation

Today/Heute, 31.05.2020 - Docking initiation with ISS LIVE, Spoiler alert: this is no Hollywood production! Für meine Freunde im EU Raum hier der Zeitplan:• vor 16:29 - jetzt - (Vienna, Berlin) Approach-Initiation; sehr viele Infos über diverse Weltraumprogramme und Live-Verfolgung von unterschiedlichsten Schritten (Kommunikation, Vorbereitungen, etc), die notwendig sind, eine Ankopplung erfolgreich durchzuführen.• 16:29h (Vienna, … Continue reading ISS – Dragon docking initiation