June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... to Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 41, where they will board the Starliner for an even more exciting ride to the International Space Station. “We’re not too far from the Astrovan driving to the pad a few times each year,” said Ferguson. “I hope...
August 2020
Scorpion – a study of the possible
... only operational transport systems being the 1960s Soyuz and the Chinese variant of it. The American systems under development are all variations on the 1960s capsule theme. While the International Space Station (ISS) is larger and more capable than...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... mass that has to be launched from the gravitational well of Earth. Trash to Gas The face of astronaut Don Pettit peers out from rubbish stowage bags in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The bags, containing rubbish and no longer...
July 2021
Designing for life in outer space - The importance of design for long-term space missions
... in which fields it can intervene and in which contexts its competences and skills are most required. The International Space Station (ISS) is an inspiration, not least because it exemplifies two best practices that we would all do well to aspire...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
...me about coming back to Earth with a different sense of home. Don was part of the Expedition 6 crew that was on the International Space Station in 2003 when we lost the Space Shuttle Columbia. He left Earth believing he would return to Florida aboard...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
... 1960s, though they did fly aboard Skylab III. Martha collects rocks. Today’s space food eaten aboard the International Space Station (ISS) shares more similarities with military Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), vacuum sealed plastic pouches that...
