September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
..., I recently watched a video on YouTube of the handshake that took place in space as part of the 1975 Apollo Soyuz mission. This incredible international collaboration and celebration of connectivity took place at the height of a global conflict and...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... a symbol of cooperation. Here, three vehicles are simultaneously attached - Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo craft (left), Russia’s Soyuz MS-01 vehicle (middle) and the Russian Progress 64 cargo craft (right.) This resolution was viewed by several states...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... space to the attention of the man or woman in the street. These accomplishments and rocket systems such as Proton, Soyuz, the H-2, Ariane 5 or the Space Shuttle have helped the public embrace the wonder and vision of space...
February 2018
Journey of inspiration
... missions - like cosmonaut Alexey Leonov’s coloured pencil sketches of orbital sunrise and charcoal portraits of his Apollo/Soyuz crewmates – although, as we’ve spent more time as humans working and living in space, the number of astronauts creating...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. At CNES we’ve had good cooperation with the Russians, particularly on Soyuz which I am proud to have played a key role in during my tenure as head of Arianespace. There may, however, be less...
March 2018
Zero gravity and the human heart
...-371. 12 Hoffler GW, Bergman SA, and Nicogossian AE. In-flight lower limb volume measurement. In: The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Medical Report (NASA SP-411). Edited by Nicogossian AE. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, pp. 63-68. 1977...
