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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
Kotuku Cup of New Zealand - |
Event ID: 13149Bid:291Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F1A (FF Gliders)
Place: Lost Hills, California (USA)
Date(s): 10 Oct to 24 Oct 2019Website:http://sen.faifreeflight.orgEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Ljubljana Cup - |
Event ID: 13329Bid:301Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: S4A (Boost Glider Duration - 0 to 2.5 Ns)
Place: Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Date(s): 11 Oct to 13 Nov 2019Alternate dates: 04 Oct to 06 Oct 2019Website:http://www.komarov.vesolje.netEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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PRE WORLD CUP Y CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO 2019 FAI 2 - |
Event ID: 13915Bid:243Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: La Rioja (Argentina)
Date(s): 13 Oct to 19 Oct 2019Alternate dates: 13 Oct to 19 Oct 2019Website:https://www.facebook.com/lariojanuncafalla/Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 17 October 2019 | 2019 FAI F1ABC World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft - | Lost Hills, California (USA) |
| 17 October 2019 | 2019 Mallorca Balloons Trophy - | Mallorca (Spain) |
| 18 October 2019 | 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship - | Wuhan City, Hubei Province (China (People's Republic of)) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Vrsac Open, Serbian League 3rd round - | Vrsac (Serbia) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Pre-PWC La Réunion - | St Leu - La Réunion (France) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2019 Canungra Cup - | Canungra (Australia) |
| 19 October 2019 | 2nd COPA VISTA AL CIELO - Campeonato Ecuatoriano y Liga Nacional 2019 - | Bototillo, Guayaquil (Ecuador) |
| 22 October 2019 | 21st FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship - | Mallorca (Spain) |
| 22 October 2019 | 1st West Java Paragliding Championship ( Pre-PWC ) 2019 - | Situmekar (Indonesia) |
| 22 October 2019 | 1st West Java Championship ( Pre-PGAWC )2019 - | Situmekar (Indonesia) |
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) |
