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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
GIN Wide Open - Provisional - |
Event ID: 15632Bid:669Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Ager (Spain)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:www.flywideopen.comEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Grimming-TAL - |
Event ID: 15482Bid:246Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Open Class
Place: Niederöblarn (Austria)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:http://www.sportsarea.atEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI European Gliding Championships - |
Event ID: 12877Bid:284Event classification: First Category EventType of event: Continental ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: Club Class
Place: Pociũnai, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 16 Jul 2022Website:http://egc2022wgc.pociunai.ltEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship - |
Event ID: 14615Bid:284Event classification: First Category EventType of event: World ChampionshipDisciplines / Task Styles: 13.5 meter Class
Place: Pociũnai, Kaunas (Lithuania)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 16 Jul 2022Website:http://egc2022wgc.pociunai.ltEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Portuguese National Paragliding Championship 2022, Montalegre - |
Event ID: 15367Bid:1662Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Montalegre (Portugal)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/portuguese-paragliding-championship-2022-montalegreEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Adria open 2022 - |
Event ID: 15596Bid:301Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Nova Gorica (Slovenia)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 06 Jul 2022Website:https://airtribune.com/adria-open-2022Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Supair week 2022 - XC Paragliding Open - Annecy - |
Event ID: 15436Bid:374Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Doussard (France)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 08 Jul 2022Website:https://parapente.ffvl.fr/compet/3963Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Bulgarian, Czech & Slovak Open Championship - |
Event ID: 15599Bid:731Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sopot, bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Date(s): 03 Jul to 09 Jul 2022Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/2022-bulgarian-czech-slovak-openFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Bayramoren XC Open 2022 - |
Event ID: 15562Bid:307Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Bayramören/Çankırı (Turkey)
Date(s): 02 Jul to 07 Jul 2022Website:https://airtribune.com/bayramoren-xc-open-2022/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 04 July 2022 | Pre-PWC Flymaster Open - | Krusevo (North Macedonia) |
| 04 July 2022 | ChampFR 2022 - J'Peux Pas ! J'suis Accro - | Léry-Poses (near ROUEN) (France) |
| 05 July 2022 | Kraljevo Open 3.round Serbian League, National Championship 2022 - | Kraljevo (Serbia) |
| 06 July 2022 | 2022 British Open Paramotor Championships - | Spalding, Lincolnshire (United Kingdom) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 The World Games - The World Games | Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 The World Games - The World Games | Birmingham, Alabama (USA) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 Swedish Cup - | Mysinge Hög (Sweden) |
| 07 July 2022 | F5J Loire Valley Trophy - | Angers (France) |
| 07 July 2022 | 2022 9th Dutch Grand Prix - | Landres (France) |
| 07 July 2022 | 31th open int. AlpenrosenCup 2022 for Paragliders - Austrian Open & Tyrolean Championship - | Westendorf (Austria) |
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) |
