07 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...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
... latest commercial cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station (ISS) is an expandable structure that has the potential to revolutionize work and life on the space station. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is delivering almost 7,000 pounds...
27 June 2017
New Roll-Out Solar Array tested at the ISS
...be used as a cost-effective method in which to transport cargo over long distances beyond the Earth, is being tested along side the International Space Station. ROSA is a groundbreaking, compact and lightweight technology that rolls up and stows into...
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...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
... Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) cultivation system for potential testing onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Furthermore, a Future Exploration Greenhouse (FEG) is designed with respect to future planetary bio-regenerative life support...
13 March 2015
Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024
... the space station at the end of its lifetime. The International Space Station’s other partners have not formally signed on for participation in the program after 2020. The European Space Agency plans to put forward a proposal for more space station...
