January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
.... We really hope that some of the people with physical disabilities that we select can become fully professional astronauts. Frank De Winne shows Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Etienne Schneider a mock-up of Europe s Columbus laboratory on the ISS...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
...trajectory for reaching the Moon. A Moon landing for Russian astronauts is planned for the end of the 2020s The new transport...is planned for the mid-2020s and a Moon landing for Russian astronauts is planned for the end of the 2020s. Looking at the ...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
...streams in an algal life support system. To support astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS), we currently... The frequent resupply missions that provide the necessary consumables to astronauts on the ISS would not be an option during a ...
October 2024
Off-Earth risks to the human skeleton
...the skeleton’s adaptation to the changing mechanical load. However, a number of issues that constitute foreseen hazards to astronaut health are as follows: Similar to clinical experience, we assess BMD in the areas with predominant trabecular (highly...
28 April 2020
This year's IAC will be hosted in a virtual format due to Covid-19
...will be hosted in a virtual format. The 71st International Astronautical Congress – The CyberSpace Edition will take place in your... as many of you call it. The 71st International Astronautical Congress – The CyberSpace Edition will take place for the...
26 September 2017
First Asian company partners with Blue Origin
... mu Space Corp announced today at the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide that it has entered into...Earth orbit destinations and beyond. Named after the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, the launch vehicle...