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
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... December 1972. Since then, there have been more than 100 US Space Shuttle missions and a continuous human presence in space on the International Space Station (ISS). These are significant accomplishments as far as human spaceflight is concerned, but...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
... of maintaining a sustainable presence in low Earth orbit (LEO). The International Space Station (ISS) programme remains the flagship programme for human spaceflight and international collaboration, although its longer term future remains uncertain...
06 July 2016
The next trio of intrepid explorers head to the ISS
... agency Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to head to the International Space Station (ISS) tonight, with launch preparation starting at around 8.30 p.m EDT. All three will travel in an upgraded Soyuz...
20 February 2017
SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully on its way to the ISS
... there. Last month, NASA said it would pay an incredible $2.6 billion for SpaceX to ferry US astronauts up to the International Space Station (ISS) and back. SpaceX has reportedly spent tens of millions of dollars to make the infamous Launch Complex...
07 November 2018
China unveils its new space station 'Heavenly Palace'
... a partial replica of its ‘Heavenly Palace,’ a 60-tonne orbiting space lab that is the nation’s answer to the International Space Station (ISS). The International Space Station – a collaboration between the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe...
