15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
... and has even kept the nation from participating in the International Space Station (ISS). China has though started constructing its own larger, more permanent space station and has invited applications from around the world to conduct...
02 March 2020
Method for sealing Soyuz leak patented by Russian rocket firm
... orbiting above Earth, but that is how astronauts filled the breach on a Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station when it was found in 2018. Now, according to Russian news site RIA, the company behind the manufacturers...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... of astronauts to its new space station, many see China’s latest ambitions as the beginning of a formidable space race with the US. As... including schematics of the joint International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) were also unveiled at GLEX 2021 with...
18 October 2019
First all-female spacewalk is underway!
... … As much as it’s worth celebrating, many of us are looking forward to it just being normal.” Six people are serving on the space station's current Expedition 61: Koch, Meir, and fellow NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, the European...
29 July 2020
NASA announces astronauts to fly on SpaceX Crew-2 mission to ISS
... 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
..., living in a relatively low Earth orbit is a crucial step toward missions to the moon and Mars. "The space station is an integral part of space exploration," López-Alegría said. "We still haven't been able to build reliable life-support systems for...
