07 April 2017
Astronauts can zip to safety with new Emergency Egress System (EES) from ULA
... commercial applications,” said Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and a former NASA astronaut. “We look forward to spaceflight operations next year knowing that every measure to protect the flight and ground...
17 September 2021
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90-day mission
... in a statement. "The first manned mission to the (Chinese) space station is a complete success," it said. The taikonauts - as Chinese astronauts are known - will undergo a 14-day quarantine before they can go home "because their immune systems may...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... exploration systems requiring increased autonomy such as medical care and vehicle health management to achieve Mars missions. Astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20/21 flight engineer, working with the Mice Drawer System (MDS) in the Kibo laboratory...
October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
..., poignantly said: “Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.” Her statement foreshadowed...
11 June 2021
China unveils new Mars images, and prepares to launch first astronauts to space station
... first pictures of Mars taken by Zhurong, the country's first martian rover, but also gears up to send three astronauts to its orbiting space station in the coming days. At a ceremony in Beijing today, Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer of China...
August 2016
International cooperation drives Germany’s space ambitions
... about the evolution of the Solar System and is also a potential platform for space exploration. ESA German astronaut Alexander Gerst onboard the ISS. Implementation of national objectives in accordance with the German space strategy is carried...
