ISS

SpaceX's Dragon returns to Earth brimming with microgravity research samples

Posted in Hardware on 12th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Dragon completed its round trip to the ISS, splashing down with more than a tonne of valuable scientific samples in tow.

Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space

Posted in Science on 25th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

He ran the 42km (26.2mi) distance in about three hours, 35 minutes, the European Space Agency said.

First expandable habitat installed on ISS

Posted in Science on 18th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

The ISS received an exciting renovation today as the experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was successfully attached to the Tranquility module.

Tim Peake's space seeds on their way to schools

Posted in Science on 14th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Thousands of schools in the UK will be receiving seeds that have been in space. Tim Peake has launched a mass experiment to grow the seeds.

ULA and Bigelow announce partnership for first commercial space stations

Posted in Hardware on 12th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

The agreement unveiled on Monday will see Bigelow deliver two fully functional B330 modules to ULA for notional launches in 2020.