July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... future spacecraft too. High-level mass streams in an algal life support system. To support astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS), we currently resupply about seven tons of water and five tons of food a year. This is in addition...
July 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
..., a spaceplane selected by NASA for cargo resupply and return services to the International Space Station (ISS) starting in late 2020 under the CRS-2 contract. The Dream Chaser is part of a new space landscape with NASA where companies build private...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
...LEO radiation environment. Other researchers from around the world with heritage participation in the Dose Distribution Inside the International Space Station - 3D (DOSIS-3D) experiments associated with the Matroshka project will also be contributing...
November 2018
Creating the ‘Space for Art Foundation’
... have four art spacesuits, three of which have travelled to and from the International Space Station (ISS). From this diverse and creative international team, we’ve formed the Space for Art Foundation, and we are on a mission to unite heroic children...
January 2019
Engineering six-hour solar eclipses with formation flying
... missions. ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has demonstrated centimetre-scale accuracy when docking with the International Space Station (ISS), while Sweden’s Prisma mission has demonstrated formation flying for brief periods, maintaining...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) will be critical to the survival and well-being of crews. The equipment developed for the International Space Station has proved that it is suitable for more challenging exploration missions but...
