First Pictures of Virgin Galactic’s White Knight II Spaceship

Written by Marko on July 30, 2008

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is going to be the first company bringing ordinary people to space. One trip to zero gravity will cost $130.000, and 300 people have already confirmed their journey. Are you going to be one of those pioneers? Spacecraft that will be used is called Space Ship II, which is an enhanced version of Space Ship I. Space Ship II will be carried by a bigger plane, Whi...

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ESA is Looking for New European Astronauts

Written by Marko on April 12, 2008

European Space Agency (ESA) is recruiting new astronauts. Anyone can leave an open application to ESA and therefore has a change to fly to space one day. Last time ESA recruited astronauts was in 1992. The overall selection process will start on Monday 19 May. The selected candidated will be trained in European Astronaut Centre (ESA-EAC) in Cologne, Germany. "We want to find high-calibre me...

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Astronauts Enjoys Some Mid-Mission Off-Duty Time

Written by Marko on March 21, 2008

SpaceFlightNow.Com writes that astronauts in the orbit have enjoyed some off-duty time, which was really needed. "We're having a great time, taking a break, just relaxing a little bit", says Peggy Whitson when interviewed by CBS News. "I think we really needed it. For the station guys and for the shuttle guys, we had to do a pretty big sleep shift to get to this time, to (get in synch) with the la...

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