27 November 2020
Russia's Energia says ISS is close to ruin, nation should build its own space station instead
... media as an indirect suggestion by the Flight Director that RSC Energia wanted to terminate the countries participation in the International Space Station programme. This was later renounced by the Roscosmos Press Service who were forced to issue...
11 February 2019
Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019
... United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Why does it matter? In a message for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka...
February 2016
Innovations in human astronautics
.... It’s difficult to say what fate awaits the ISS after 2024 - everything depends on the decisions made by the international partners. Based on today’s needs and forecasts, it is an educated guess that the orbital station will remain as a laboratory...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
... EDEN ISS consortium defined six objectives: Manufacturing a space analogue mobile test facility Integration and test of an International Standard Payload Rack plant cultivation system for future tests on-board ISS and a Future Exploration Greenhouse...
July 2019
Robotic astronomy on the Moon
... companies recently. One such company is the International Lunar Observatory Association which has plans to test... first word in the organisation’s name indicates, the International Lunar Observatory Association has worked since its founding to connect...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... authorised to activate the Charter upon large-scale disasters. Since 2012, the Charter has adopted the international ‘universal access’ principle, and thus it was opened for membership to any disaster management authority. Satellite technology...
