16 November 2020
SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS
... our Japanese astronaut launch on this Crew-1 Dragon as the first astronaut of the International Partner participating in the ISS program,” said Hiroshi Sasaki, JAXA vice president. “We look forward to having him conduct lots of science and...
17 November 2020
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts arrive at the ISS
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docked to the International Space Station at 11:01 pm EST Monday, transporting NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut ...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... in 2009, Frank became the first European commander of the ISS. One of his tasks was to operate the Station’s robotic ... Materials Science Laboratory hardware in the ISS Kibo laboratory. ISS Russian segment including the Nauka multipurpose laboratory...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... crews to space. NASA’s investments created new opportunities for the development of Earth orbit. Additional access to the ISS is making possible broader use of the Station as an orbital science laboratory, and the space transportation systems being...
07 January 2016
France and Germany May Withdraw from ISS in 2020
...[European Space Agency] member states, we have to evaluate very carefully costs and benefits of a continued participation in the ISS...It’s only based on this evaluation that we will be able to take a definite position.” Germany has invested the most...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... a satellite operator does), which is an interesting concept in itself. Although we may want the free-flyer to be part of the ISS because of the existing Inter-governmental Agreement (IGA), the idea of separation is also an exciting one. In fact, the...
