ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Monday 11 April 2022
Astronautical News
ASTRONAUTICAL NEWS Monday 11 April 2022
A daily roundup of space news
First all-private mission docks with ISSThe crew from the first all-private mission to the International Space Station docked with
the orbital outpost, a historic moment marked by a ceremonial welcome from astronauts
on board.
Ride Into Orbit Secured for Copernicus Sentinel-1CA contract signed with Arianespace secures the launch for the third Copernicus Sentinel-1
satellite. Scheduled to lift off on ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in
French Guiana in the first half of 2023, Sentinel-1C will continue the critical task of
delivering key radar imagery for a wide range of services, applications and science - all of
which benefit society.
Record number of people apply to JAXA to be astronautsThousands of people decided to shoot for the moon despite the pandemic by applying to
become astronauts after Japan’s space agency lowered the bar to entry. The Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency received a record 4127 applications for its astronaut
programme after it scrapped its academic requirements for applicants, including
university degrees in science.
Axiom-1: First all-private crew launches to space stationFour astronauts have left Earth on the first all-private mission to the International Space
Station (ISS). The four men are called the Axiom-1 crew. Axiom is a commercial
spaceflight company that hopes to build its own space station in the next few years. The
crew lifted away from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon rocket.
Effective altruism, corporate responsibility, and space sustainabilityCompanies in the aerospace and defense industry say they are taking steps to address
environmental and sustainability issues. Layla Martin finds flaws in their arguments and a
need for them to be more responsible, particularly when it comes to space sustainability.
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