Richard Branson dismisses woke backlash against ‘extraordinary’ Virgin Galactic spaceflight

Shoeless Richard Branson dismisses woke backlash against ‘extraordinary’ Virgin Galactic spaceflight after left-wing pundits questioned if his billionaire space race with Jeff Bezos was ‘appropriate’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 07:34 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 14 July 2021 A shoeless Richard Branson hit back at the woke backlash to his Virgin Galactic spaceflight … Read more

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin receives FAA approval for its first human spaceflight on July 20

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin received approval Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard rocket into space on July 20. The company was required to verify the rocket’s hardware and software worked safely during a test flight and the FAA confirmed it met regulatory requirements. Bezos, his brother Mark, … Read more

Source of solar particles that threaten spaceflight and satellites is identified in the sun

Scientists have identified the source in the sun which produces solar energetic particles that threaten crewed spaceflight, near-Earth satellites and airplanes. A team of US researchers analyzed the composition of particles that flew towards Earth in 2014 and found the same ‘fingerprint’ of plasma that is located low in the sun’s chromosphere – its second … Read more

Injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight

A simple injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight for long-term missions to Mars, a new study claims. US scientists sent mice to the International Space Station (ISS), which floats in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 254 miles, to expose them to microgravity.  By first inhibiting a signalling pathway in their cells, the microgravity-exposed … Read more

First orbital spaceflight from UK soil is a step closer after spaceport gets planning approval

The first orbital space flight from UK soil is a step closer after the first spaceport – Space Hub Sutherland – was given planning approval by the Highland Council.    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) plans to build the £17.9 million satellite launch site on peatland on the Moine Peninsula near Tongue in the Scottish Highlands.  … Read more

Donald Trump leaves the White House with Melania to watch Elon Musk’s first manned spaceflight

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump departed the White House Wednesday to watch the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.  The Trumps walked out of the Oval Office at 12:30 p.m., with the president skipping a Q&A with the gathered … Read more

NASA’s head of human spaceflight RESIGNS days before manned SpaceX mission

NASA’s head of human spaceflight quit on Monday, just days before the first commercial mission to take astronauts to the International Space Station.    Elon Musk’s SpaceX will become the first commercial company to fly astronauts to the ISS in a flight that will also be the first from US soil since 2011.  Doug Loverro, who … Read more