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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
Svitavy F2D World Cup - |
Event ID: 14129Bid:716Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F2D (CL Combat)
Place: Svitavy (Czech Republic)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.modelklub-svitavy.webnode.czEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Rana Open 2020 - |
Event ID: 14380Bid:716Event classification: Open International - World Cup EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: F3F (RC Slope Soaring Gliders)
Place: Raná u Loun (Czech Republic)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.f3f.czEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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2021 Paradise Airsports Nationals - |
Event ID: 14525Bid:461Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: class 1 Cross country
Place: Groveland, FL (USA)
Date(s): 10 Apr to 17 Apr 2021Website:https://airtribune.com/2021-paradise-airsports-nationals/info/details__infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Campeonato Argentino de Parapente de Presicion – La Calera 2021 - SUSPENDED - |
Event ID: 14539Bid:624Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Paragliding Accuracy
Place: La Calera , Cordoba (Argentina)
Date(s): 16 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Website:www.favl.com.arEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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BiH National Championship " Sarajevo XC Race - |
Event ID: 14931Bid:848Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Date(s): 15 Apr to 18 Apr 2021Alternate dates: 25 Feb to 28 Feb 2021Website:https://airtribune.com/bih-open-national-championship-sarajevo-xc-race/infoEvent OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Baden Cup - | Uberlingen (Germany) |
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Open Kazakhstan Accuracy Cup Stage1 - | Almaty (Kazakhstan) |
| 17 April 2021 | Serbian National Championship - | Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia) |
| 17 April 2021 | 2021 Belgian Ardenne Paragliding Open 2021 Heat 2 - | Namur (Belgium) |
| 18 April 2021 | 1st 2021 Wilotree Nationals - | Groveland, FL (USA) |
| 18 April 2021 | 1st Dalby Big Air 2021 - Provisional - | Dalby, Queensland (Australia) |
| 23 April 2021 | Upper-Austrian and Styrian Championships - | micheldorf in oberösterreich (Austria) |
| 23 April 2021 | CAP Precision FAVL - SA de Areco 2021- PGA (Launch Towing) - SUSPENDED - | San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
| 24 April 2021 | 2021 17. Kirchheim Open - | Hülben (Germany) |
| 24 April 2021 | 2021 F3K Argentina - | Cordoba (Argentina) |
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) |
