30 May 2016
BEAM module fully expanded on ISS
... the module will remain undisturbed. BEAM will be at the International Space Station for a period of at least two years, during which testing on the use of expandable modules for deep space habitats and commercial space stations will be conducted.
20 December 2022
Outpost to develop ISS cargo ferry under NASA contract
... returning Ferry satellite, designed to deliver cargo from space stations back to Earth. Outpost was the only awardee for... day provide a solution for emergency evacuations from commercial space stations.” The Cargo Ferry will be smaller than fixed...
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
... durable or would more substantial inflatable structures such as those Bigelow Aerospace is using in its inflatable commercial space stations be a more suitable material? Would solar cell arrays, solar concentrators, or nuclear or radio isotope...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... resources utilisation can be contextualised into a broader discussion of expanding commercial activities in space. Many other commercial applications, such as commercial space stations, on-orbit servicing and on-orbit fuel depots may be approaching...
14 April 2021
SNC launches independent subsidiary to expand space interests
... the Dream Chaser spaceplane. Now, with an autonomous Dream Chaser launching as soon as 2022 and a commercial space station concept attracting headlines - not to mention ongoing satellite work, a propulsion business, and projects such as the...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
...of a lunar base camp and planned missions to Mars. With the emergence of new space industries and space agencies, there are initiatives to build commercial space stations for science and tourism, so these issues must be addressed both practically and...
