December 2018
Coffee roasting in space
... sensing. More ambitious projects - lunar and Mars rovers, planetary probes and human exploration aboard the International Space Station (ISS) - have become commonplace. Now, at the dawn of the NewSpace era, we are starting to see innovative new...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... But when you think about astronaut transportation, it’s usually an image of rockets launching or spacecraft docking with the International Space Station (ISS) that comes to mind. First, however, the astronauts have to get to the launch pad… and that...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
...in as many reusable scenarios as possible. Currently, waste generated during a mission such as on the International Space Station (ISS) is either carried on board the spacecraft during the mission or stored inside a logistics module, such as a Cygnus...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...exploration directions. Other nations may well follow and, like the International Space Station (ISS), this approach could involve collective national initiatives. European Space Agency (ESA) Director General, Jan Woerner, is among those enthusiastic...
April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... astro-photography. However, to date, many amateur astronomers have enjoyed tracking the satellites and the International Space Station (ISS), and registering the impressive flashes caused by the older Iridium satellites. Typical smallsats in a mega...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... assets, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew. Further, they could hinder future space activities through a collision cascade effect known as the Kessler syndrome, whereby debris...
