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A spacecraft is named after Ellison Onizuka, NASA’s first Asian American astronaut
Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American astronaut, was recently honored with a NASA spacecraft named after him.
A fallen hero: Aerospace company Northrop Grumman named its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Ellison Onizuka after the astronaut died along with six other crew members in the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger mishap on Jan. 28, 1986, reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Virgin Galactic’s Sirisha Bandla becomes 3rd Indian American woman to reach space
Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla became the third Indian American woman to go to space after being part of the Virgin Galactic’s first fully-crewed flight test on Sunday.
Successful mission: Bandla, 34, joined British billionaire Richard Branson and four others aboard the SpaceShipTwo Unity 22. It lifted off from the Spaceport America launch facility in New Mexico at 10:40 a.m. ET, reported Times of India.
China Successfully Brings Back World’s First Lunar Samples in 40 Years
China has recently brought rocks collected from the “Mons Rümker” region, a volcanic complex in the moon that has not been previously explored, back to Earth.
The return capsule of China’s Chang’e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country’s first samples collected from the moon, as well as the world’s freshest lunar samples in over 40 years. #ChangE5 #LunarProbe pic.twitter.com/hyLaFBUtdD
Indonesian Man ‘Cheated’ After Selling Potential $1.7 Million Meteorite for $14K
An Indonesian man has cleared up he did not become an overnight millionaire from the meteorite that crashed into his home, as western media outlets previously reported.
Josua Hutagalung, a 33-year-old coffin maker from North Sumatra, Indonesia, went viral after a meteorite crashed into his home last August, according to The Independent.
China Unveils New Rocket That Will Take Astronauts to the Moon
China’s space program has taken another step forward after it unveiled the new rocket astronauts will use for its future manned moon mission.
The launch vehicle was unveiled at the 2020 China Space Conference in Fuzhou, Fujian Province on Sept. 18, according to Space.
New Spacecraft Named After the First Female Indian Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
The next International Space Station (ISS) bound spacecraft has been named after Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian descent to enter space.
The S.S. Kalpana Chawla: Northrop Grumman, a U.S.-based global aerospace and defense technology company, made the announcement on its Twitter Wednesday, according to First Post.
Indian Schoolgirls Spot Asteroid Headed to Earth
A pair of 10th graders from India has discovered an asteroid that will eventually find its way toward planet Earth.
Schoolgirl scientists: Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya got to name their celestial discovery HLV2514, which they chanced upon while participating in a joint project by Space India and NASA.
Meet Jonny Kim – The Man Every Asian Tiger Mom Compares You To
“Why are you not like Auntie Yi’s kid?! He works so hard.”
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China’s Mars Lander Completes First Successful Public Test
As NASA prepares for its ambitious trip to Mars next year, China is also making significant headway on its own mission to reach the Red Planet.
China has reached a major milestone with a recent successful test of its new Mars lander, CNN reports.
First Asian Astronaut Phạm Tuân Went to Space 39 Years Ago Today
Phạm Tuân, a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and retired lieutenant general, made history 39 years ago for becoming the first ever Vietnamese and first Asian person to ever go out in space.
Tuân was selected to become part of the sixth international crew for the Interkosmos program by the Soviet Union on April 1, 1979. He was then launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in southern Kazakhstan on board the Soyuz 37 mission to the Salyut 6 space station on July 23, 1980.
China’s Lunar Spacecraft Grows the Very First Plants on the Moon
Nearly two weeks after making a successful landing on the dark side of the moon with Chang’e 4, China’s moon mission saw the first sprout of cotton seeds planted in the mini biosphere of its lunar spacecraft.
Scientists behind the experiment made the astonishing announcement on Tuesday.
China Reveals FIRST EVER Photos of Dark Side of the Moon from Chang’e 4
The first on-land photos of the far side of the moon (famously referred to as the dark side of the moon) have now been sent to Earth by the Chang’e 4 lunar spacecraft, marking a historic moment for China’s space program.