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Helmut G. Hinghofer-Szalkay (* January 22, 1948 in Graz) is an Austrian physiologist.He headed the Institute for Physiology, Karl Franzens University (from 2000) / Medical University Graz (2005–2013), was founder and director of a non-profit research lab (Institute for Adaptive and Spaceflight Physiology, 1994–2010).
Human presence in outer space began with the first launches of artificial object in the mid 20th century, and has increased to the point where Earth is orbited by a vast number of artificial objects and the far reaches of the Solar System have been visited and explored by a range of space probes.
The New Shepard is a reusable launch system capable of vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital crewed spacecraft by Blue Origin, a company owned by Amazon.com founder and businessman Jeff Bezos, flying humans to space since 2021. It is a commercial system for suborbital space tourism. [22]
A new record was set for the largest number of humans in orbit (14) on 16 September 2021, [9] and a new record for the largest number of humans in space (19) at one time (10 in the ISS, 3 on board the Tiangong Space Station, 6 on board New Shepard-19) was set on 11 December 2021. [10]
23 April 2021 SpaceX Crew-2, Endeavour: ISS (crew 65/66) 9 November 2021 SpaceX Crew-2, Endeavour: ISS crew rotation. — Frederick W. Sturckow. Dave Mackay. 22 May 2021 Unity 21. First human spaceflight from the State of New Mexico. Reached an altitude of 89.24 km (55.45 mi), crossing the U.S. definition of space, but not the FAI's definition ...
John Thune of South Dakota, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez of New York have set Jan. 1 deadlines for ticket requests. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is ...
Abrams appears alongside comedian Chris Rock and Saturday Night Live cast member Heidi Gardner in a new promo for the Dec. 14 episode. Dec. 13: ‘The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour’ tickets on sale
The Spacefacts list includes most flights listed here, but omits twelve: The three failed launches of STS-51-L, Soyuz T-10a and Soyuz MS-10, none of which achieved human spaceflight, the uncrewed launch of Soyuz 34 (which nevertheless returned a crew to Earth), and the eight sub-orbital human spaceflights: Mercury-Redstone 3 and 4, X-15 flights ...