September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
...debris environment. These objects pose a serious threat to the operation and safety of critical space assets, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew. Further, they could hinder future...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... 90-minute flight by Yuri Gagarin almost 60 years ago routine space missions are getting longer in duration, with flights of up to six months or more on the International Space Station (ISS) now typical. Future missions will undoubtedly last even...
June 2014
Life without weight
Astronaut Karen Nyberg looks through a window in the newly installed Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station (NASA June 2008)
02 December 2015
Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launches Today
... on its return-to-flight mission on December 3rd, 2015. The spacecraft will bring over 3500 kilograms of research materials, supplies and hardware to the International Space Station. The Cygnus is scheduled to launch at 5:55 p.m EST (2255 GMT) from...
21 July 2015
Flawless Baikonur launch sees Soyuz head to ISS, reminds of importance of international cooperation
.... A Russian Soyuz FG rocket successfully launched the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft on its mission to the International Space Station. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome took place at at 21:02 UTC. The Soyuz, a trusty “work horse” of a spacecraft...
13 September 2015
Back to the future: SpaceX presents Crew Dragon interior
... a similar, stylish appeal. Crew Dragon is one of two privately designed spacecraft being contracted by NASA to fly astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017. Lack of congressional funding means that NASA currently relies...
