A Space Junk Removal Mission Got Struck By Space Junk
An illustration of the ClearSpace-1 mission, which is set to launch in 2026.Illustration: ESA In a sad case of debris-on-debris crime, a defunct payload adapter that was chosen as the…
Watch NASA’s trailer for Friday’s crewed launch to the ISS
NASA and SpaceX are pretty much ready for Friday’s launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency posted a video on Monday as part of the…
The ISS Has Higher Levels of Potentially Harmful Contaminants Than Most Homes
The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to more than 250 astronauts who have lived and worked on board the orbiting lab for months at a time. Unlike homes…
Boeing Still Determined to Launch Starliner Crewed Flight Despite Recent Troubles and $1 Billion Losses
Following several delays and over $1 billion in losses, Boeing claims its troubled Starliner program will be ready to launch crews to the International Space Station (ISS) by early 2024…
ISS Experiment Hopes to Develop Air Conditioning for Future Habitats on Other Worlds
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft carried the Purdue University experiment to the ISS on August 1.Photo: NASA/Danielle Johnson A group of engineers is testing an air conditioning system in space, seeing…
NASA Chooses Axiom Space for Fourth Private Mission to the ISS
Axiom Space will fly a fourth crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA once again selects the private space venture for another mission to low Earth orbit. Taking…
Voyager Space and Airbus to Collaborate on Commercial Successor to the ISS
An artist’s depiction of the Starlab commercial space station. Illustration: Voyager Spacee Colorado-based company Voyager Space is collaborating with Europe’s Airbus to build a commercial space station in low Earth…
Power Outage at Mission Control Temporarily Disrupts NASA’s Link to ISS
On Tuesday, July 25, a power outage occurred at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, leading to a temporary disruption in communication with the International Space Station. Taking out the Trash…
These Companies Want to Beam Space-Based Solar Power to Earth
Virtus Solis Space Based Solar Power OverviewAccording to a video published in March by Virtus, a satellite constellation operating in Molniya orbit, or a highly elliptical orbit, will beam the…
Watch NASA’s new solar array unfurl on the space station
A view of the new rollout solar array unfolding after NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg successfully installed it to the 1B power channel on June 15, 2023. NASA…