April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
... have enjoyed tracking the satellites and the International Space Station (ISS), and registering the impressive flashes caused by the older Iridium satellites. Typical smallsats in a mega constellation. The European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office...
October 2020
Microgravity and its effects on the human brain
... 90-minute flight by Yuri Gagarin almost 60 years ago routine space missions are getting longer in duration, with flights of up to six months or more on the International Space Station (ISS) now typical. Future missions will undoubtedly last even...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
...debris environment. These objects pose a serious threat to the operation and safety of critical space assets, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the International Space Station (ISS) and its crew. Further, they could hinder future...
July 2014
Life without weight
Astronaut Karen Nyberg looks through a window in the newly installed Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station (NASA June 2008)
