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...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
... eye on a US National Reconnaissance Office classified satellite (USA 276) to see whether it returns to the vicinity of the International Space Station (ISS). After its launch into orbit from Cape Canaveral by SpaceX on 1 May 2017 analysts around the...
14 December 2020
Systems shutdown as ISS suffers from power and oxygen failures
... government news agency RIA Novosti, the International Space Station (ISS) has in the last week suffered ... has resulted in some of the equipment being turned off. The International Space Station is powered by light from the Sun which is captured by a...
