Soviet Union postage stamp featuring the Salyut 6 space station. Salyut 6 was dropped on July 29, 1983. Image: Public Domain/USSR Post SPACE — On July 29, 1982, the space station Salyut 6 crashed back to earth from outer space. It burns safely in the Earth’s atmosphere along our atmospheric inlet. Salyut 6 is the … Read more
Russia’s Salyut 1, the world’s first space station, is seen during preparations for launch on April 19, 1971 in this undated photo provided by the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Salyut 2 is very similar to this design. Image: Roscosmos SPACE — On April 3, 1973, the Soviet Union launched a small space station called Salyut … Read more
Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM) is working on the International Space Station. Image: NASA SPACE — On March 11, 2008, the first piece of the Japanese module for the International Space Station (ISS) was launched aboard the space shuttle Endeavor during mission STS-123. The mission launched the Kibo Logistics Module, … Read more
Jakarta – Did detikers know that the statement that the Great Wall of China can be seen from outer space is a myth? So, what exactly are buildings on Earth that can be seen from space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield said the Great Wall of China cannot be seen from outer space with the naked eye, … Read more
Jakarta – Consequence Russian spaceship leaked in mid-December 2022, three astronauts must be willing to live longer in space. They are one NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and two cosmonauts Roscosmosyakni Sergey Prokopyec dan Dimitry Petelin. The three space explorers come to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 21, 2021. As quoted from SpaceMonday (23/1/2023) … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Next month Russia will launch a rescue ship to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring back to life three crew members trapped in orbit after the original capsule was hit by a meteor. Reported The GuardianOn Wednesday (1/11/2023), Soyuz MS-22 suffered a major leak last month, spraying radiator coolant into … Read more
Loading… The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft is docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Photo/nasa FLY – It is not possible to repair the cooling system malfunction of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS), while in orbit. “The Soyuz has lost 44 liters of coolant, which is under the pressure of … Read more