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 2023
Producing food in space
... need to take their consumables with them, which takes up valuable cargo space. Even the largest space station, the International Space Station, can store only around six months’ worth of food, and there are regular shipments to resupply it in low...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...HAB) part of the Lunar Gateway, the future European Large Logistic Lander (EL3) and the Columbus module at the International Space Station (ISS), among others. The Portuguese Space Agency is now the focal point of space policy in Portugal, connecting...
October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
... from the International Space Station (ISS) on 11 March 2021, following the delivery and replacement of new batteries, with the expectation that the payload would burn up in the atmosphere within the next 25 years. However, not all of the cargo...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
...Earth, increase abundance, and open the Solar System. The Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS) were not, in themselves, our purpose. That comes later. The Space Shuttle and the ISS provided early opportunities to explore commercial...
April 2026
Spaceflight and the radiation problem
... 30 years since NASA and Russia launched the first elements of the International Space Station but the lessons about space travel that came with it have been largely overlooked by the public. Behind the scenes, it’s been a different story. More has...
