February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates During Landing Killing Seven Astronauts
February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrates During Landing Killing Seven Astronauts The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere killing all seven astronauts on board. This is the first time there has been an accident on landing in the 42 years of American space flight. President George Bush […]
Rocket Lab will launch NASA Smallsat
Rocket Lab will launch a NASA technology demonstration satellite under an unconventional arrangement as the agency works on a more standardized approach for launching smallsats. Rocket Lab announced Oct. 6 that NASA selected the company to launch the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft on an Electron rocket. The 12-unit cubesat will test the […]
The First Movie to be Filmed Aboard ISS by a Russian Film Crew
The International Space Station or ISS has been a focus point for many different science fiction movies. Especially the movie “Gravity” and the movie “Life” are very good examples of this. However, these were all created in studios in lifelike replicas of ISS. Now there will be an actual filming aboard the ISS where the […]
October 4, 1957: The Launch of Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age
In space history, without a doubt, the most important date is the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik to space on October 4, 1957 at 7:28 PM. The launch of the first man-made object to space represents the beginning of the space age, when humanity started to conquer outer space. The Sputnik Satellite was 83.6 […]
Congratulations for the 64th Anniversary of the Space Age with the Launch of Sputnik
Aerospacelectures.com would like to congratulate the 64th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957, which started the space age for mankind. We believe that since the inception of the first known settlement in Gobeklitepe circa 9000 BC, humans have always looked upon the stars with the Dream of Stars. Congratulations to everyone […]
2021 An Exciting Year for Aerospace Developments Across the World
Regardless of the pandemic, 2021 has so far been the most exciting year for Aerospace in the 21st century. With the lunar sampling mission by China, the 3 Mars missions by NASA, UAE and China, upcoming missions to Venus and the Sun, and the space tourism missions by SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. It […]
SpaceX Launches Inspiration4 Mission as the First All Civilian Private Space Flight
SpaceX successfully launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four nonprofessional astronauts on its first private crewed mission named Inspiration4 on Sept. 15, a long-awaited milestone in the commercialization of spaceflight. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:02 p.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. There were no issues reported during the […]
Firefly Rocket Misses Initial Orbital Attempt
Firefly Aerospace launched its first Firefly rocket last Thursday. After two minutes and thirty seconds of flight, the launch was terminated due to an engine issue. Why it’s important: Though Firefly did not reach orbit, this was a significant step forward for the company. Firefly was the first new space startup to livestream their first launch. […]
Change-5 Moon Probe Spacecraft maybe Returning to the Moon
China’s moon-sampling mission spacecraft is continuing its extended mission with its destination currently unknown. The Chang’e-5 orbiter module which facilitated China’s complex lunar sample return last year is on its way to the moon following deep-space tests. The orbiter, one of four distinct Chang’e-5 mission spacecraft, delivered a return module containing 1.731 kilograms of lunar […]
Elon Musk claims SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company’s massive new Starship to the moon for NASA “probably sooner” than the space agency’s 2024 target even in the face of contract and other delays. Starship was selected as NASA’s lander of choice for the Artemis human landing system (HLS) in April, […]