04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
... to the International Space Station 5 October on board a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, for a 12 day stay to film segments for a movie. Making his fourth flight into space, veteran Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a former Commander of the ISS, will...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
...unconventional solutions. Today, the International Space Station (ISS) is actively working in low Earth orbit. It is the largest ever international high technology project, a unique example of international cooperation that brings together 26 partner...
August 2016
Exploring the problems of criminal justice in space
... outlined above, the experience of managing astronauts during long duration visits to the International Space Station (ISS) may provide some guidance for managing humanity in space over the longer term. China announced plans in 2013 for a proposed...
August 2016
Space stations - drivers of cooperation
... is almost irresistible. Ultimately, space stations like the ISS are an essential building block and...technological and economical hurdles. A rationale for cooperation The International Space Station orbiting at 400 km is a joint endeavour of...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
...used to get condensation to the regeneration section of the mechanism. A fire detector unit broke down at the International Space Station (ISS) because of bio-corrosion of the needle that received the electric charge (Fig. 3). Visible growth of mould...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
... be taken over by the private sector and with a desire to focus public funding towards further space exploration, the US Congress made the International Space Station (ISS) a national lab. SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the orbiting...
