February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
...assignments. The division is also in charge of the preparation and implementation of training programmes for space missions to the ISS, developing the curricula, courses and lessons, and defining the criteria for selection, training and certification...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
...cargo resupply and return services to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in late 2020 under the CRS-2 contract. The... 5,500 kg (around 12,125 lbs) of cargo to the ISS, which is a significant increase over current payload capabilities. The ...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... exploration. ESA German astronaut Alexander Gerst onboard the ISS. Implementation of national objectives in accordance with the ...rapid return to Earth. Beyond the lifetime of the ISS, adequate post-ISS concepts need to be developed and used to build ...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
...system. To support astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS), we currently resupply about seven tons of water and ... and Life Support System (ECLSS) currently employed onboard the ISS. Space to breath On Earth more than 50 percent of...
21 April 2021
Russia announces the first module of its new space station will be launched in 2025
...to a orbit higher than the one currently in use by the ISS. "We need to climb higher. <...> This will allow us to...Sea Route," he said. Since its launch in 1998, the ISS has become one of the most ambitious international collaborations in human history...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
...effects of microgravity, such as flame formation, bacteria/plant growth and astronaut biology, while cargo transfer to the ISS can be performed easily with existing launch vehicles. However, a major goal of the space community is to engender an Earth...
