Recently, the Electoral Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress (EMEAC) took place in Bremen, where the Designated International Board (DIB) was elected. But did you know that the first EMEAC also took place in German soil back in 1990?
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Golfing in the Moon as a sport
As I promised when I talked about the conspiracy theories that surround the Moon, I will explain how Alan Shepard put a golf ball out of the Moon’s gravitational pull, however, I can’t do it without commenting on the Apollo 14. The Apollo 14 mission was the last of the H-missions, intended for research on…
What to expect from the space field in 2023
From asteroids to huge spaceships, 2023 will be filled with great developments for the space industry. You are about to find out the projects you should look forward to this year!
How efficiently does Santa fly around the world on Christmas Eve?
Christmas is approaching and Santa Claus is getting our presents ready, but have you ever wondered how efficiently Santa flies over our skies? ANSYS did ask this question and analyzed the famous sleigh. The well-known software for engineering simulations, ANSYS partnered up with Popular Science, a science magazine founded back in 1972, to analyze Santa’s…
Artemis I is finally going towards the Moon
After several failed attempts to put the Orion spacecraft on its way to the Moon, the mission Artemis I finally left the Earth on November 16th. Artemis I is an uncrewed space-mission that will test the spacecraft’s systems around the Moon. Artemis I was originally planned to leave the Earth on August 29th, 2022, but…
A brief deny of Moon conspiracies
So, as an engineer (well, on my way to becoming one), my blood boils when people believe in conspiracy theories, and what it is worst is that most of them see themselves as superior and more intelligent creatures than the average person, like a pure irony of the universe. Then, I will use this time…
The First European Reusable Space Transportation System
Over the past couple of years, SpaceX has captured everyone’s attention with their reusable space-vehicles, which allows an affordable access to space. Europe is now developing its first reusable spacecraft, called the Space RIDER. The Space RIDER (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return) is a project led by the Italian Space Agency (ASI, Agenzia…
How to spend the holidays in Space
Being away from home for the holidays may be difficult but imagine being in space for the holidays! How do astronauts celebrate in the International Space Station? Let’s find out. The first time a group of astronauts celebrated the holidays on space was not in the ISS but on the Apollo 8 in 1968. The…