...exploration directions. Other nations may well follow and, like the International Space Station (ISS), this approach could involve collective national initiatives. European Space Agency (ESA) Director General, Jan Woerner, is among those enthusiastic...
... human exploration of Mars. A very peculiar environment in space is that of the International Space Station (ISS) at 400 km altitude. Although designed to support up to six astronauts, the presence of breathable air, water, organic materials and...
... planetary science missions. Astronauts flew aboard the Space Shuttle to the International Space Station and the Space Coast region rode the economic boom of America’s thriving space programme as the Air Force provided Cape Canaveral facilities, NASA...
... as NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services programme can possibly do for the lunar surface what Commercial Resupply Services did for the International Space Station, providing reliable and relatively cheap access via commercial platforms. Several...
...’s advisors are asking him to cooperate with China on space exploration Last year, the International Space Station had to manoeuvre three times to avoid debris collisions, while the European Space Agency (ESA) had to manoeuvre one of its spacecraft...
... of Earth’s magnetic field, and the International Space Station (ISS) is in low Earth orbit, where cosmonauts and astronauts are protected by Earth’s magnetosphere. However, the exploration of deep space, including flights to the Moon and Mars, imply...