January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... reproduction during short-duration (around two weeks) flight experiments aboard free flying satellites, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station (ISS). Longer duration (months and years) rodent analogue reproduction experiments aboard...
March 2017
Space is open for business
.... “We all have to take advantage of the amazing thing we have created in the International Space Station.” There was much talk about the value and benefits resulting from the International Space Station (ISS), a global platform for research and...
September 2017
Space nation set to mark its presence in orbit
.... Asgardia-1 will be deployed from Orbital ATK’s Cygnus OA-8 resupply spacecraft due to launch this autumn to the International Space Station (ISS). The nano satellite is 10 x 20 x 20 cm and has eight batteries and four deployable solar arrays, and...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... paramount for ESA to better assess the viability of the partnerships. The range of ideas is broad and includes applications, products and services related to utilisation of the International Space Station, post-ISS exploitation, lunar exploration...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
... surface-modified materials continue to be tested in orbit, for instance on the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE). The dome-shaped Cupola on the International Space Station (ISS) is made from forged, then heat-treated aluminium...
June 2018
Space 2080 a future perspective
... first men into Earth orbit would one day be replaced by international cooperation? This was the case with regard to the International Space Station (ISS), the starting point for a real multi-national cooperation project. There were highlights that...
