08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
... rocket lifted off on Wednesday carrying a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. Online...
20 December 2021
Japanese space tourists land safely on Earth after 12 days on ISS
...billionaire returned to Earth Monday, after 12 days spent on the International Space Station where he made videos about performing mundane tasks in space including brushing teeth and going to the bathroom. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his...
06 August 2015
NASA pays Roscosmos $490 million for ISS access even as U.S.-Russia relations at a historic low
...all. Still, U.S. astronauts still need access to the International Space Station. Congressional funding for the ISS programme is lacking. Private vessels being developed by Boeing and SpaceX in the U.S. are not yet available for manned missions. This...
14 August 2017
Falcon 9 to launch super-computer and army satellite
... cargo ship is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station today, Monday August 14, at 1631 GMT, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the 12th trip for SpaceX. The Falcon 9 will attempt to land on solid ground...
12 October 2018
Soyuz investigation focuses on second stage failure
... it is not yet clear what impact the abort might have on upcoming crewed flights to the International Space Station (ISS). A Progress supply ship is scheduled for launch at the end of the month and the Station’s current crew - Expedition 57 commander...
07 November 2018
China unveils its new space station 'Heavenly Palace'
... replica of its ‘Heavenly Palace,’ a 60-tonne orbiting space lab that is the nation’s answer to the International Space Station (ISS). The International Space Station – a collaboration between the United States, Russia, Canada, Europe and Japan – has...
