22 October 2021
Nanoracks announces plans to launch its orbital space station, Starlab, in 2027
... and leadership in low-Earth orbit.” The firm, who started off in business as a payload provider to the International Space Station (ISS), say Starlab will be able to host a continuous crew of up to four astronauts, who will live and work...
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...
29 April 2021
China launches first section of its massive space station
... March 5B, China's most powerful rocket which is capable of sending a 25 ton payload to orbits near Earth. The Chinese space station named Tiangong – meaning "Heavenly Palace" – will need around another 10 missions to loft the remaining parts into...
29 December 2021
China complains to UN after space station endures 'close encounters' with Starlink satellites
...) of the United States of America have had two close encounters with the China Space Station. For safety reasons, the China Space Station implemented preventive collision avoidance control on 1 July and 21 October 2021, respectively. 1. The first...
January 2021
Asgardia’s project for a new module to expand Space Station
... deliver it. Over the past decade, the International Space Station partnership has continually addressed the future of research in...of the ISS. At present, it seems likely that the Space Station will remain in operation until about 2030, but it is ...
26 October 2021
Blue Origin and Sierra Space announce development of a commercial space station
... visions to provide key elements and services, including unique experience from building and operating the International Space Station: Blue Origin – Utility systems, large-diameter core modules, and reusable heavy-lift New Glenn launch...
