The 16th century Chinese ‘astronaut’ with a dedicated crater on the moon

Chinese Space Tourism To Flourish Over the Next 10 Years - teleSUR English

Authorities plan to reach operational phases of space tourism and commercial lunar voyages by 2035. China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) Consulting stated that China’s space tourism sector is expected to reach an early stage of commercial operations within the next five to 10 years, in tandem with the commercial space industry’s ongoing rapid, sustainable development. RELATED: U.S. Launches 1st Human Spaceflight Mission to Ea…

The 16th century Chinese ‘astronaut’ with a dedicated crater on the moon

The Space Race might have begun in the middle of the 20th century, but that doesn’t mean humans never thought about the moon – or how to get there. Unfortunately, scientists understood so little about the space outside the Earth, other planets, or even flying heavier-than-air airplanes that clouds were out of reach, let alone the moon.  As rocket scientist and astronautics pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky once said, “Earth is the cradle of mankind…

A Forgotten 16th-Century Manuscript Reveals the First Designs for Modern Rockets

The Austrian military engineer Conrad Haas was a man ahead of his time — indeed, about 400 years ahead, considering that he was working on rockets aimed for outer space back in the mid-sixteenth century. Needless to say, he never actually managed to launch anything into the upper atmosphere. Open Culture, openculture.com

China's space tourism to reach early stage of commercialization in 5-10 years

China’s space tourism sector is expected to reach an early stage of commercial operations within the next five to 10 years, in tandem with the commercial space industry’s ongoing rapid, sustainable development, a state-owned think tank has said. An early April report on the development of the country’s commercial space industry from CCID Consulting, which operates under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, notes that the enti…