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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
Putaleng XC Open 2024 - |
Event ID: 17245Bid:1647Event classification: Second Category EventType of event: OtherDisciplines / Task Styles: Cross Country
Place: Lai Chau (Vietnam)
Date(s): 21 Nov to 24 Nov 2024Website:https://civlcomps.org/event/putaleng-xc-open-2024Event OrganiserFAI Member of the Hosting Country
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Upcoming Events
| 22 November 2024 | 101st Copa FAI II Accuracy Ibarra-Yahuarcocha - | Ibarra (Ecuador) |
| 24 November 2024 | Saudi Arabia Competition For RC Airplanes - | RUH (Saudi Arabia) |
| 27 November 2024 | 2024 World Cup F1D ”Memorial EMIL FOAMETE” - | Slanic Prahova (Romania) |
| 28 November 2024 | 8th Dubai International Parachuting Championship - | Dubai (United Arab Emirates) |
| 30 November 2024 | 2024 2024 F1N WARSAW CUP - | Warsaw (Poland) |
| 30 November 2024 | 3rd 3ª ETAPA CAMP. GAÚCHO DE PARAPENTE 2024 - FAI 2 - ENCANTADO - RS - | Encantado (Brazil) |
| 01 December 2024 | 27th XXVII OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE CANARIAS DE ALA DELTA - | Lanzarote (Spain) |
| 04 December 2024 | 2024 Qatar International Pylon Race Meet - | Doha (Qatar) |
| 05 December 2024 | 2023 OPEN Tenerife XPO 2023 - | Taucho (Spain) |
| 07 December 2024 | 5 Etapa Campeonato Paranaense 2024 - Terra Rica - | Terra Rica (Brazil) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 15 September 2024 | Space records : Altitude : 1 412 km | |
| 15 September 2024 | Space records : Altitude : 1 412 km | Sarah Gillis (USA) |
| 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-) |
