by National Space Society | Apr 18, 2019 | Commercial Space, International Space Station, Space Development
By Dale Skran, NSS Chair of the Executive Committee On April 17th the final Cargo Resupply Services 1 mission to the ISS soared off the pad at 4:46 EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. The NG-11 (Northrup Grumman 11) flight will...
by National Space Society | Jan 31, 2018 | Astronauts, International Space Station, NASA, Space Exploration, Space Science
The Twin Study propelled NASA into the genomics era of space travel. It was a ground-breaking study comparing what happened to astronaut Scott Kelly, in space, to his identical twin brother, Mark, who remained on Earth. The perfect nature versus nurture study was...
by National Space Society | Jun 2, 2016 | International Space Station
BEAM was pressurized May 28 on the International Space Station, where it will remain attached for a two-year test period. The module measured just over 7 feet long and just under 7.75 feet in diameter in its packed configuration. BEAM now measures more than 13 feet...
by National Space Society | Apr 5, 2016 | International Space Station
By Alyssa Samson Like a page out of a sci-fi novel, balloon-like rooms might be the future of space habitation. On Friday, April 8th, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the latest technology for space habitats, an inflatable module called Bigelow Expandable Activity Module...
by Emily Carney | Feb 28, 2016 | Astronauts, International Space Station, Project Mercury, This Space Available
More than an astronaut, from May 22, 1962: “Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) flight, is seen in Hanger S crew quarters during a suiting exercise. He smiles at camera as suiting technician Al Rochford adjusts his...
by National Space Society | Nov 22, 2015 | Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA
NASA took a significant step Friday toward expanding research opportunities aboard the International Space Station with its first mission order from Hawthorne, California based-company SpaceX to launch astronauts from U.S. soil. This is the second in a series of four...
by National Space Society | Oct 6, 2015 | International Space Station, Space, Space Tourism
By Gary Barnhard & Uma Shri Verma Being in space and looking down at the Earth, astronauts are hit with an astounding reality: our planet is a tiny, fragile ball of life, “hanging in the void,” shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. This...
by National Space Society | Apr 15, 2015 | International Space Station, NSS Press Releases, Space Policy, The Space Movement
The Falcon 9 launch by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 14th highlights the importance of the ISS in furthering space development and settlement. For example, Commercial Resupply Services 6 (CRS-6) lofted the Planetary Resources test...
