Though Relativity Space's rocket, the world's first, failed to reach orbit, the launch is still a huge breakthrough and a precursor of what's to come in the future of space exploration.
Technology has come a long way since NASA’s first Apollo missions. 40 years later, it aims to reflect those advances in its next-generation spacesuits.
The crew's six-month science mission will encompass about 200 experiments and technology demonstrations, from research on human cell growth to controlling combustible materials in microgravity.
Scientific breakthroughs by Asian and African nations have helped democratise space exploration through cooperation, not competition.
An uncrewed Russian Soyuz vessel took off from Kazakhstan for the ISS to eventually bring home US astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.
During his six months in orbit AlNeyadi says he would like to observe the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims typically fast from dawn to sunset.
US space agency NASA announced it is partnering with the Pentagon’s DARPA to develop and test a nuclear-powered rocket engine to send astronauts on future missions to Mars. But some experts remain sceptical.
The LauncherOne rocket, which was launched as part of the UK’s first-ever rocket mission, fails to reach orbit following an "anomaly", organisers say.
The comet is a rare visitor. The last time it passed Earth was during the Upper Paleolithic period when Neanderthals still roamed Earth.
The telescope "will be one of humanity's biggest-ever scientific endeavours", says SKA Observatory's Director-General Philip Diamond.
Shenzhou-15 was the last of 11 missions that began in April 2021 with an aim to assemble the "Celestial Palace" – the second inhabited outpost in low-earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station.
The rocket has been named after Vikram Sarabhai, the pioneer of India's space programme.
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