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60 years ago today: Sputnik 1 and the Dawn of Space | |
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History changed 60 years ago on 4 October 1957: Read more... |
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NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars | |
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Charles Bolden, who has been awarded the prestigious FAI Gold Space Medal for 2016, knows about space. Not only has he been in orbit four times, but for the last seven years he has been at the head of.... Read more... |
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7 September 1956: The first human flies above 100.000 feet | |
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60 years ago on 7 September 1956, American Test pilot Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. flew at more than 3.200 km/h (2.000 mp/h) and to a height of 38.5 km (126.200 feet), becoming the first human ever to fly ab.... Read more... |
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Congratulations from Space for the FAI Komarov Diploma! | |
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“I am absolutely delighted for Scott and Mikhail to receive that very well deserved honour.” Live from the International Space Station (ISS), the British Astronaut Tim Peake congratulated Scott Ke.... Read more... |
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2015 FAI Annual Report released | |
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The 2015 FAI Annual Report provides an overview of all our activities with plenty of pictures. More compact than the previous editions, it includes the competitions, records, awards, our sponsor Breit.... Read more... |
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NASA’s top man Charles Bolden is still aiming for the stars | |
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Charles Bolden, who has been awarded the prestigious FAI Gold Space Medal for 2016, knows about space. Not only has he been in orbit four times, but for the last seven years he has been at the head of.... Read more... |
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7 September 1956: The first human flies above 100.000 feet | |
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60 years ago on 7 September 1956, American Test pilot Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. flew at more than 3.200 km/h (2.000 mp/h) and to a height of 38.5 km (126.200 feet), becoming the first human ever to fly ab.... Read more... |
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Congratulations from Space for the FAI Komarov Diploma! | |
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“I am absolutely delighted for Scott and Mikhail to receive that very well deserved honour.” Live from the International Space Station (ISS), the British Astronaut Tim Peake congratulated Scott Ke.... Read more... |
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11 October 2005: Russian Cosmonaut Krikalev becomes the Absolute Recor.... | |
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Ten years ago, on October 11th 2005 at 01:10:00 (UTC), the manned transport space vehicle “Soyuz TM - 6” landed in the north of Kazakhstan. Hours before, the eleventh expedition to the Internati.... Read more... |
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Interview with Alexey Leonov, the First Man to Walk in Outer Space | |
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On 18 March 1965, FAI celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first space-walk. Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov achieved this feat during the Voshkod 2 mission. He stayed out in space for 12 min 9 sec,.... Read more... |
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Current Events
FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championship Test Event - |
Event ID: 13784Bid:245Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Bright (Australia)
Date(s): 07 Dec to 14 Dec 2019Website:http://airtribune.com/fai-ao-continental-test-bright/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Copa Jerico Open FAI 2 2019 - |
Event ID: 13999Bid:255Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Jerico, Antioquia (Colombia)
Date(s): 06 Dec to 13 Dec 2019Alternate dates: 14 Dec to 21 Dec 2019Website:https://cupoccidente.blogspot.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 11 December 2019 | 2019 FAI World Drone Racing Championship Grand Final - | Ningbo (China (People's Republic of)) |
| 14 December 2019 | 2019 Intl V&V Gran Canaria - | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 15 December 2019 | 2019 South Africa Open (2019 SAO) - | Porterville (South Africa) |
| 26 December 2019 | 2019 Negev Open - Israel Free Flight Competition - | Orim (Israel) |
| 27 December 2019 | 2019 Hanukkah Open - Israel Free Flight Competition - | Orim (Israel) |
| 27 December 2019 | 2017 Korca Open Air 2019 - | Korca City (Albania) |
| 27 December 2019 | 1st Southern Fun NZ 2019 - | Wanaka (New Zealand) |
| 03 January 2020 | 10th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - | Lake Keepit (Australia) |
| 04 January 2020 | 1st Forbes Flatlands Hang gliding Championships 2020 - | Forbes (Australia) |
| 05 January 2020 | BGD Weightless, Colombia edition - | Roldanillo (United Kingdom) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 12 September 2015 | Space records : Accumulated space flight time : 878 d 11 h 29 min 24 sec | Gennady I Padalka (RUS) |
| 26 February 2011 | Space records : Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight : 515 085 kg | |
| 14 June 2008 | Space records : Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight : 397 870 kg | Sts And Iss Crews Members (-i-) |
| 25 March 2008 | Space records : Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked : 11 d 20 h 35 min | |
| 04 October 2004 | Space records : Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft : 112,01 km | Brian Binnie (USA) |
