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...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... human exploration of Mars. A very peculiar environment in space is that of the International Space Station (ISS) at 400 km altitude. Although designed to support up to six astronauts, the presence of breathable air, water, organic materials and...
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...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... one to address. Scientific satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have contributed enormously to our understanding of the universe and are surely worth preserving. The International Space Station (ISS) is an iconic example of what can...
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...
