space exploration
Edmontonians mark 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing
By Julia Wong Digital Broadcast Journalist
Some Edmontonians celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at a perhaps obvious place: the science centre. Continue reading
‘The last hurrah’: Canadian Apollo 11 surgeon ready for 50th anniversary of moon landing
William Carpentier. an Edmonton native, was the flight surgeon for the historical Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 and appears in the Canadian special “Make It To The Moon,” airing Sunday on Discovery and Discovery Science. Continue reading
Man selected to be 1st black African in space dies in motorbike crash
Mandla Maseko won an international competition to get a place in the Axe Apollo Space Academy in 2015. Continue reading
Intense work being done on rocket to set up moon base: NASA
Crews are working around the clock at a NASA rocket factory, intent on meeting a new fall 2020 deadline to test launch a mega-rocket designed to propel astronauts to the moon and beyond. Continue reading
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off with 24 satellites in first night launch
It was the third flight of a Falcon Heavy rocket, but the first ordered by the military. Continue reading
U of R team’s award-winning design may help humans visit Mars
By Connor O’Donovan Digital Broadcast Journalist
An team of University of Regina students won the first phase of a nationwide challenge calling for a solution to the extremely low air pressures found on Mars. Continue reading
Israeli spacecraft makes history as smallest vessel to enter moon’s orbit
After travelling over 5.5 million kilometres around the Earth, the spacecraft swung into the moon’s elliptical orbit and is on track for touchdown April 11. Continue reading
SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule arrives at International Space Station
The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the “Alien” movies. SpaceX needs to nail the debut of its crew Dragon capsule before putting people on board later this year. Continue reading
Year in space put astronaut’s immune system on high alert
A number of genes connected to his immune system became hyperactive, compared to the astronaut’s identical twin who remained on Earth. Continue reading
Close-up picture released of space snowman, the most distant object ever explored
A close-up picture taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft right before its closest approach on Jan. 1, and released Thursday, shows lots of little pits on Ultima Thule. Continue reading