06 July 2018
ESA investigates health risk of living on the Moon
... a high silicate content. And unfortunately for the first space pioneers, the low gravity of the Moon allows the... of the Airway Monitoring experiment on board the International Space Station to monitor lung health in reduced gravity. The experiment...
25 August 2019
Soyuz craft carrying Skybot F-850 fails to dock at ISS
The first mission of the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft that is carrying the humanoid robot Skybot F-850 to the International Space Station has been forced to abort its docking attempt due to a rendezvous system malfunction that occurred at the last ...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
... eye on a US National Reconnaissance Office classified satellite (USA 276) to see whether it returns to the vicinity of the International Space Station (ISS). After its launch into orbit from Cape Canaveral by SpaceX on 1 May 2017 analysts around the...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
... will take whatever time is necessary” to ensure Starliner is ready for its important uncrewed flight test to the space station. Boeing is designing, building, testing and flying the CST-100 Starliner under a contract with NASA’s Commercial...
02 August 2020
Crew Dragon are on their way home
... is helping NASA certify SpaceX’s crew transportation system for regular flights carrying astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission, which would occur following NASA certification.
12 February 2018
Dream Chaser's first mission to ISS gets NASA go-ahead
...given formal approval by NASA to provide cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), with an anticipated launch window for late 2020.... spacecraft will be able to remain attached to the space station for extended periods of time so that the crew ...
