ODM quits Nasa, out to seek new partners
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is officially out of the National Super Alliance (NASA). In a statement on Thursday, July 29, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said that the party had officially made a decision to alight the Nasa ship. Nasa is the coalition that houses three other parties; Wiper headed by Kalonzo Musyoka, […]
NASA, SpaceX launch astronaut crew to International Space Station
The new crew will have at least four spacewalks to perform in their time at the International Space Station.
Nasa SpaceX crew return: Astronauts set for ocean splashdown
It’s a high-speed descent, initially at several kilometres per second, and will see Endeavour experience heating of up 2,000C on its shielded underside
Mudavadi brands Nasa allies ‘traitors’ for joining Jubilee
Amani National Congress leader says that his fomer allies have betrayed Nasa alliance by forming post-election pacts.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
This is the first time a crewed United States spacecraft has performed the feat in nearly a decade after the scrapping of Apollo mission.
NASA, SpaceX launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in a decade
The United States hasn’t launched its own astronauts into space since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011
Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period in 2018. It comes weeks after President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the agency amid rows over its deforestation […]