by National Space Society | Nov 22, 2012 | Astronauts, European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, Space Exploration
European Space Agency (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Image Credit: ESA / CNES / Arianespace / Photo optique video du CSG The European Space Agency (ESA) announced they will inform NASA they are ready to build an ATV derived Service Module for Orion, to be...
by National Space Society | Feb 10, 2012 | European Space Agency (ESA), International Space Station, NASA
Loading Cargo Aboard ATV 3 – Edoardo Amaldi Image Credit: ESA / CNES / Arianespace / Optique Video du CSG–S. Martin 2011 The European Space Agency’s Edoardo Amaldi mission to the International Space Station is scheduled for 1000 UTC on 9 March 2012. It is...
by National Space Society | Feb 21, 2011 | International Space Station, NASA, Russian Space Agency
Image Credit: NASA With the extension of the lifetime of the International Space Station to 2020, and perhaps beyond, the maintenance and resupply of the station becomes critical. This is the third in a series examining the international effort to maintain a robust...
by National Space Society | Jan 29, 2011 | European Space Agency (ESA), Event, International Space Station, ISDC, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, Space Science
Previously, we looked at the Europeans Space Agency (ESA) and their ATV program, which is preparing to send their resupply spacecraft, Johannes Kepler, to the International Space Station on 15 February. Now, we look at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
by National Space Society | Jan 20, 2011 | NASA, Space, Technology
Keeping the International Space Station (ISS) supplied will become an increasing challenge with the retirement of the US Space Shuttle in 2011. This is the first in a series to look at how the ISS will be serviced for the next five or six years. The Japanese were...