International Space Station to stay open until 'at least 2024', NASA says
11 years, 2 months ago

International Space Station to stay open until 'at least 2024', NASA says

ABC  

The International Space Station will operate for an additional four years, until 2024, the US space agency NASA has announced. "This is a tremendous announcement for us here in the space station world," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The ISS is the largest space lab ever built, about four times bigger than the Russian space station Mir and five times as large as the US Skylab. "People love the International Space Station," said David Weaver, a NASA spokesman.

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Watch this Space: What’s next, after ISS? Change is coming soon to Low-Earth Orbit
11 months ago

Watch this Space: What’s next, after ISS? Change is coming soon to Low-Earth Orbit

Hindustan Times  

The idea was straight out of science-fiction: A post-Cold War US and Russia working on a joint mission to build a giant, rotating, Earth-orbiting laboratory in space. “It’s been an invaluable platform for understanding how the human body reacts under different conditions,” says Anil Bhardwaj, director of Physical Research Laboratory, a national research institute for space and allied sciences in …

The International Space Station retires soon. NASA won't run its future replacement.
1 year, 1 month ago

The International Space Station retires soon. NASA won't run its future replacement.

NPR  

The International Space Station retires soon. Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA NASA Since its first modules launched at the end of 1998, the International Space Station has been orbiting 250 miles above Earth. Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA NASA On top of having modern research facilities, new space stations will likely be designed to provide a cleaner environment …

Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia, NASA agree to continue joint ISS flights until 2025

Hindustan Times  

Russian and US space agencies have agreed to keep working together to deliver crews to the International Space Station until at least 2025, Russian corporation Roscosmos said Thursday. The space sector -- including its so-called cross-flights that involve sending crews from different nationalities on one spacecraft -- is a rare area of cooperation remaining between Moscow and Washington since Russia …

What will replace the International Space Station?
1 year, 10 months ago

What will replace the International Space Station?

BBC  

What will replace the International Space Station? "It was absolutely huge," says Wendy Whitman Cobb, a space policy expert from the US Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Living and working on the station "was a fantastic experience," says Frank de Winne, an astronaut with the European Space Agency who visited the station twice, in 2002 and …

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson issued a statement saying that the agency was “committed to the safe operation” of the …

Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024, say reports
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024, say reports

India TV News  

Highlights Russia may quit the International Space Station after 2024 A Roscosmos official has reportedly said that Russia will exit ISS The move by Moscow may come over sanctions on the country amid Ukraine war Russia on Tuesday said that it will quit International Space Station 'after 2024', AFP quoted a Roscosmos official as saying. Borisov’s statement reaffirmed previous declarations …

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Yuri Borisov, the new CEO of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over …

The International Space Station will meet its end in 2031. Where will it crash and what will take its place?
3 years, 1 month ago

The International Space Station will meet its end in 2031. Where will it crash and what will take its place?

ABC  

The clock is ticking for the International Space Station, with NASA last week declaring plans to let it plummet back to Earth in 2031. The space station's international focus has been a "wonderful thing in many ways", says Duncan Steel, a space scientist at Xerra Earth Observation Institute in New Zealand. "Oxygen atoms are very strongly oxidising, and the space …

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean
3 years, 1 month ago

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean

CNN  

CNN — NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future. “The report we have delivered to Congress describes, in detail, our comprehensive plan for ensuring a smooth …

International Space Station to Operate Through 2030, Gets Joe Biden's Backing
3 years, 2 months ago

International Space Station to Operate Through 2030, Gets Joe Biden's Backing

News 18  

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Russia and the United States have had close cooperation aboard the International Space Station for more than two decades. The Interfax news agency said in August that Russia and the United States will continue working …

Long-March 5B rocket launches first module of China's 'Heavenly Palace' space station
3 years, 10 months ago

Long-March 5B rocket launches first module of China's 'Heavenly Palace' space station

Firstpost  

It is expected to remain in low orbit at between 400 and 450 kilometres above Earth for a lifespan of around 15 years. China launched the first module of its “Heavenly Palace” space station on Thursday, a milestone in Beijing’s ambitious plan to establish a permanent human presence in space. The Tiangong space station, whose name means “Heavenly Palace”, is …

International Space Station | A space for science, experiments and unity
3 years, 11 months ago

International Space Station | A space for science, experiments and unity

The Hindu  

The International Space Station is a landmark of international cooperation. This scenario appears to be coming to an end, as Russian space agency Roscosmos’s chief has declared that Russia is ready to build its own space station and launch it by 2030 if President Vladimir Putin would give the go ahead. NASA will invite other countries to participate so we …

International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds
3 years, 11 months ago

International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds

NPR  

International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy NASA Courtesy NASA The International Space Station might be bigger than a football field, but it's equipped with just seven permanent sleeping pods, each about the size of a phone booth. SpaceX is launching NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan …

Life on ISS: What it’s like to live on the space station
5 years, 5 months ago

Life on ISS: What it’s like to live on the space station

CNN  

CNN — When it comes to business travel, astronauts take the cake. The six space scientists and engineers who live and work in the International Space Station are traveling at a speed of five miles per second – orbiting Earth once every 92 minutes. “We’ve had continuous human presence on the space station for 19 years now,” said NASA spokeswoman …

China launches manned mission to experimental space station
8 years, 5 months ago

China launches manned mission to experimental space station

Firstpost  

On Sunday China moved a step closer to establish its permanent space station by 2022 as it launched a spacecraft carrying two astronauts, in its longest-ever manned space mission, who would later join its second experimental space lab orbiting the Earth. Beijing: On Sunday China moved a step closer to establish its permanent space station by 2022 as it launched …

China will be the only country to have International Space Station by 2024. Read why!
8 years, 5 months ago

China will be the only country to have International Space Station by 2024. Read why!

India TV News  

China will be the only country to have International Space Station by 2024. China might be the only country to boast an International Space Station and entire world will rely on its service for space research, Chinese space official has said. Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace China might be the only country to boast an International Space Station and …

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