Case study: BepiColombo
Artist's impression of the BepiColombo satellite.BepiColombo is a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), with significant UK ...
Science and Spacewalk Preps Fill...
Wednesday was packed with an array of advanced microgravity research promoting fire safety in space, exploring the effects of exercising in weightlessness, and testing futuristic piloting techniques. ...
Astronaut Set to Patch NASAs X-ray...
4 min readNASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope on the International Space Station as part of a spacewalk ...
NASAs 2024 International Space...
For more than 24 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and making research breakthroughs not possible on ...
Los Angeles ablaze
Fanned by very strong winds, a wildfire is ripping through the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California. With the city declaring a state of emergency, tens of thousands of people are evacuating ...
JAXAs First Wooden Satellite Deploys...
In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that ...
Most of Crew Relaxes as NASA...
Most of the Expedition 72 crew was off duty on Tuesday while a pair of NASA astronauts conducted human research and studied biotechnology. Two spacewalks are now planned this month for science ...
NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for...
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take to integrate remotely piloted or autonomous planes carrying large packages and ...
NASA to Cover Two Spacewalks, Hold...
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 91 on Thursday, Jan. 16, and U.S. spacewalk 92 on Thursday, Jan. 23, to complete station ...
Spacewalk Preps, Science, and Cargo...
Expedition 72 is beginning the New Year preparing for an upcoming spacewalk to service science hardware and install communications gear. The International Space Station residents also conducted space ...
