02 April 2021
SNC unveils plan to build its own commercial space station
... building the outpost, but hinted that it would be a small fraction of the $100 billion plus spent on the International Space Station. It would also be more roomy said John Ross, Sierra Nevada's vice president of development. “NASA has asked...
03 December 2021
NASA selects three companies to develop commercial space stations
...Nanoracks and Northrop Grumman to design commercially owned and operated space stations in low Earth orbit (LEO) to replace the International Space Station (ISS), the space agency said in an announcement yesterday. The contracts, worth a total amount...
01 April 2020
JAXA and NASA astronauts announced for first operational Crew Dragon flight
... mission, noting he was “currently preparing and training” for the flight, which will take him to the International Space Station (ISS) for six months. Meanwhile, NASA announced it has assigned astronaut Shannon Walker to the first operational...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
...assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as spacecraft...
02 November 2020
ISS marks 20 years of humans on board
... Yuri P. Gidzenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer Sergei K. Krikalev of Roscosmos left Earth on a journey to the International Space Station on Oct. 31, 2000, this historic first mission would be the start of almost two decades of continuous human...
23 November 2018
3D printed body parts being studied for future astronauts
... new normal for keeping astronauts alive on long duration flights beyond low Earth orbit? Heading to the International Space Station (ISS) in December, is an experiment that gives body-building a whole new meaning. Due for delivery onboard a Soyuz...
