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...
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...
04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
... and film producer are heading to the International Space Station 5 October on board a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, for a 12 day stay to film segments for a movie. Making his fourth flight into space, veteran Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a former...
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...
02 February 2018
How a year in space affects your body
... what does happen to your body when you spend a year floating above the earth? In March 2015, American astronaut Scott Kelly headed to the International Space Station (ISS) to take part in a year-long study conducted by NASA to improve our knowledge...
