08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
A Russian rocket lifted off on Wednesday carrying a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. ...
20 December 2021
Japanese space tourists land safely on Earth after 12 days on ISS
A Japanese billionaire returned to Earth Monday, after 12 days spent on the International Space Station where he made videos about performing mundane tasks in space including brushing teeth and going to the bathroom. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku ...
October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
... themselves become historical footnotes to those in that future. Be they images of commercial space cargo ships docking with the International Space Station, or video clips of re-useable or privately funded rocket ships landing on pillars of flame...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
... programme in 2011. Its successor, the bigger, more complex Canadarm2, was extensively involved in the in-space assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). In the 20 years since it was first deployed the robotic arm, together with Dextre...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... smaller home will become. At any given time, there are usually six people living aboard the International Space Station (ISS). By the end of 2021 that number has grown with typically seven or more crew on ISS. A recent...
March 2022
What space taught me about water
... connections to nature.” By using the same water recycling systems that were designed for use on the International Space Station, Sustainability Base uses 90 percent less potable water than a traditional building of comparable size. A company called...
