January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
...Moon landings, Martian rovers, or guitar-wielding astronauts on the International Space Station. These encapsulate space as a realm where humans work together in the pursuit of knowledge for the common benefit of humankind. Yet these feats of science...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... and research institutions from developing countries the opportunity to deploy cube satellites from the Japanese Kibo module of the International Space Station (ISS). With JAXA, we recently selected the first successful candidates for this programme...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
... surface-modified materials continue to be tested in orbit, for instance on the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE). The dome-shaped Cupola on the International Space Station (ISS) is made from forged, then heat-treated aluminium...
June 2018
Space 2080 a future perspective
... first men into Earth orbit would one day be replaced by international cooperation? This was the case with regard to the International Space Station (ISS), the starting point for a real multi-national cooperation project. There were highlights that...
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...
August 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...
