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...
08 May 2020
China's prototype spacecraft lands successfully on Earth
... spacecraft marks an important step in the nations ambitions to start work on building a permanent space station in low-Earth orbit. The station will accommodate crews of three astronauts on missions lasting up to six months, according to previous...
13 May 2020
Debris from China's rocket may have hit African villages
... location, such as ocean, a craft will be subjected to an uncontrolled re-entry. This was the case for China’s Tiangong-1 space station back in 2018 and it appeared to be the case for the remains of the Long March 5B as potential reentry areas...
23 November 2018
3D printed body parts being studied for future astronauts
... 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...
08 January 2021
Asgardia’s project for new module to expand ISS
..., the state-of-art module would ultimately have the capacity to eventually form the core node of an autonomous space station operated by Asgardia. In his article, Dr Ashurbeyli notes that the limited number of available docking ports and related...
