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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
Iceland PG Open - |
Event ID: 12852Bid:271Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: BUrfell (Iceland)
Date(s): 19 Jun to 23 Jun 2018Website:http://airtribune.com/icelandpgopen2018/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP - |
Event ID: 12897Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: 18 meter Class
Place: Varese (Italy)
Date(s): 16 Jun to 23 Jun 2018Website:http://www.acao.itEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Championnat de France delta - |
Event ID: 12921Bid:265Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Puy du Dome (France)
Date(s): 16 Jun to 22 Jun 2018Website:http://delta.ffvl.fr/compet/69Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Italian Championship - |
Event ID: 12926Bid:277Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Poggio Bustone (Italy)
Date(s): 27 May to 02 Aug 2018Alternate dates: 03 Aug to 09 Aug 2018Website:http://www.airtribune.com/poggiobustone2018/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Carpathian Cup - |
Event ID: 12946Bid:308Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Pylypets (Ukraine)
Date(s): 17 Jun to 24 Jun 2018Website:http://airtribune.com/2018-carpathian-cup/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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RM Birrfeld - |
Event ID: 12961Bid:305Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: 15 meter Class
Place: Birrfeld (Switzerland)
Date(s): 16 Jun to 24 Jun 2018Website:http://www.smbirrfeld.ch/wwEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 20 June 2018 | 2018 Vrsac Open - | Vrsac (Serbia) |
| 21 June 2018 | 2018 Kazakhstan World Cup - | Minsk (Belarus) |
| 21 June 2018 | 2018 Slovenian Open National Hot AIr Balloon Championship - Murska Sobota - | Murska Sobota (Slovenia) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 F3A World Cup - GBR - | Ashford, Kent (United Kingdom) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Eurotour North of England Open - | Pickering (United Kingdom) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Belarus Cup - | Minsk (Belarus) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Ivanec Open - | Ivanec, Varazdin (Croatia) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Austrian-Loser-Open - | Altaussee (Austria) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Bled Cup - | Lesce - Bled (Slovenia) |
| 22 June 2018 | 2018 Paramythia XC Open - | Paramythia (Greece) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 12 September 2015 | Space records : Accumulated space flight time : 878 days 11h 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 | |
| 07 November 2007 | Space records : Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked : 10 days 21 h 52 min 15 sec | Sts-120 And Iss 16 Crews Members (-i-) |
