International Space Station

Rayyanah Barnawi

Rayyanah Barnawi made history as the first Arab woman to venture into space. The highly anticipated maiden space mission of Saudi Arabia took place on May 21. Barnawi, along with her co-astronaut Ali al-Qarni, embarked on their journey aboard the ..

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Vegetable Production System (Veggie)

On April 15, 2023, SpaceX’s commercial resupply services will transport tomatoes grown on the Vegetable Production System (Veggie) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) back to Earth. These tomatoes were grown as part of the Veg-05 experiment, which probed the ..

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Tiangong space station’s final module launched

“Mengtian”, the final module of Tiangong space station, was successfully launched on October 31. What is “Mengtian” module? “Mengtian” module was launched aboard a Long March-5B Y4 carrier rocket from Wenchnag launch centre in China. It is the third and ..

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Axiom Space Ax-1 Mission- Key Facts

Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is a crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that is operated by the Axiom Space. Overview: This mission was launched on 8th April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center. It is a private crew mission. ..

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SpaceX Launch of Visitors to Space Station

SpaceX has launched three rich businessmen along with their astronaut escorts to the International Space Station on 8th April 2022. They will be staying in the space station for more than a week. Overview: NASA has joined Russia to host ..

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission

SpaceX and NASA are gearing up to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Crew Program of NASA. This will be the fourth crew rotation mission and will be carrying an international crew consisting ..

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