Space

24.11.2022 16:42

European Space Agency adopts budget of around $17.7B for next 3 years

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - The European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday that it has adopted a budget of nearly €17 billion ($17.7 billion) for the three next years to fund space exploration, rocket launchers, climate change monitoring and other projects. Anadolu Agency reports.

23.11.2022 16:49

Experimental Italian space capsule Mini-IRENE launched

ROME. KAZINFORM - An experimental Italian space capsule equipped with technology that enables it to re-enter Earth, the Mini-IRENE, was launched on Wednesday from the Esrange base in Kiruna, Sweden, thanks to an agreement with the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), ANSA reports.

17.11.2022 21:42

300 decision makers and space agencies from 45 countries to participate in Abu Dhabi Space Debate: Sarah Al Amiri

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and the Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency and Chairperson of the Abu Dhabi Space Debate Committee, confirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, adopts space sciences as a fundamental pillar to continue the development and create new future opportunities to improve people's lives, WAM reports.

16.11.2022 19:45

NASA launches Artemis I moon mission from Kennedy Space Center

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - American space agency NASA on Wednesday launched the Artemis I moon mission from the modernized Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Anadolu Agency reports.

03.11.2022 17:14

Chinese scientists create new detailed map of moon rocks

BEIJING. KAZINFORM Chinese scientists have created a high-resolution map of moon rocks, providing detailed information about the composition and distribution of lunar surface materials.

28.10.2022 16:24

Russia’s Progress MS-21 space freighter docks with ISS

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - The Progress MS-21 space freighter, launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan in the early hours of Wednesday, docked with the International Space Station (ISS) about two days later, TASS reports.

20.10.2022 20:10

NASA's Webb telescope captures portrait of Pillars of Creation

LOS ANGELES. KAZINFORM - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust, the agency said on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

20.10.2022 17:08

Kazakhstan to witness partial solar eclipse next week

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstanis will be able to witness a partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022, Kazinform correspondent reports.

15.10.2022 15:33

Astronauts of NASA's SpaceX mission return to Earth

LOS ANGELES. KAZINFORM - NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts aboard the Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Friday, NASA said, Xinhua reports.

01.10.2022 09:45

NASA reveals first image of Jupiter's moon Europa by Juno spacecraft

LOS ANGELES. KAZINFORM NASA has revealed the first picture of Jupiter's ice-encrusted moon Europa, which was taken by the Juno spacecraft as it was flying by.

29.09.2022 19:40

Soyuz MS-21 crew returns to Earth

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – The crew of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-21 landed in Kazakhstan at 4:57 pm Astana time today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

29.09.2022 10:50

Cristoforetti becomes first European woman to command ISS

ROME. KAZINFORM Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on Wednesday became the first European woman to command the International Space Station (ISS).

27.09.2022 20:12

Images of probe-asteroid crash caught by Italian satellite

ROME. KAZINFORM The first images of the controlled crash of the DART probe into an asteroid in a test of a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs) were transmitted back to Earth by Italian mini-satellite LiciaCube on Tuesday.

22.09.2022 16:38

Soyuz MS-22 Tsiolkovsky spacecraft docks ISS

KOROLYOV. KAZINFORM - The Soyuz MS-22 Tsiolkovsky spacecraft carrying cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin (who will become the third special TASS reporter at the International Space Station) and astronaut Francisco Rubio docked to the ISS’ Rassvet module, TASS reports.

21.09.2022 16:46

China launches satellite for environment monitoring

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM - China on Wednesday launched a new satellite into space for environmental monitoring, an official statement said, Anadolu Agency reports.

19.09.2022 09:24

NASA representatives arrive at Baikonur over first cross flight aboard Soyuz

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM A US delegation with NASA representatives has arrived at Baikonur, ahead of the first cross flight aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, the Roscosmos press service told journalists on Sunday.

10.09.2022 14:47

Iran to launch Zafar-2 Satellite soon

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM Iran will soon put the domestically-built satellite Zafar-2 (Triumph-2) into orbit, said Dean of Iran University of Science and Technology, the manufacturer of the satellite.

09.09.2022 21:13

China announces discovery of new mineral on moon

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM -China announced on Friday that it had discovered a new mineral on the moon, making it the third country in the world to make such a claim, Anadolu Agency reports.

08.09.2022 17:15

Kazakhstani native to travel to space after 10 years of training

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – Preparations are underway for the launch of the Soyuz MS-22 manned spacecraft carrying the 68th long expedition crew to the International Space Station, Kazinform correspondent reports.

04.09.2022 13:12

NASA postpones launch of Artemis I moon mission for 2nd time

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - NASA on Saturday postponed its latest attempt to launch Artemis I mission to the moon due to a fuel leak, the second time in a week, Anadolu Agency reports.