Collaborate Disseminate
Russia’s loose cannon of a space boss is sending mixed messages about the future of the International Space Station. Among the conflicting statements from Director-General Dmitry Rogozin, the Roscosmos version …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 8, 2022
With the invasion of Ukraine severing its cooperations with Russia’s Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA) is now considering alternatives to get its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars without Russian support hardware.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading ESA looks for new ride to Mars for its Rosalind Franklin rover
The International Space Station was built not only in the name of science and exploration, but as a symbol of unity. Five space agencies, some representing countries who had been …read more Continue reading One Giant Leap (Backwards) for Humankind: What the Russia-Ukraine War Means for the ISS
As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, its knock-on effects are being felt far beyond the eastern Europe theater. And perhaps nowhere is this more acutely felt than in the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 13, 2022
As if the war in Ukraine weren’t bad enough right here on Earth, it threatens knock-on effects that could be felt as far away as Mars. One victim of the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 6, 2022
The war in Ukraine is having an interplanetary impact. Deteriorating relations between Russia and Europe mean the joint ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover mission faces a launch delay that could set back its Red Planet landing by at least two years.Continue R… Continue reading Ukraine invasion could delay ExoMars rover mission by two years
There was a time when the idea of an international space station would have been seen as little more than fantasy. After all, the human spaceflight programs of the United …read more Continue reading As ISS Enters Its Final Years, Politics Take Center Stage
Flight controllers and crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have narrowed down their hunt for an air leak to the Russian-built Zvezda Service Module of the orbital outpost. However, they have yet to pinpoint the exact location of the minor… Continue reading ISS air leak isolated to Russian module ahead of cargo launch
While early prototypes for SpaceX’s Starship have been exploding fairly regularly at the company’s Texas test facility, the overall program has been moving forward at a terrific pace. The towering spacecraft, which CEO Elon Musk believes will be the key to building a sustainable human colony on Mars, has gone …read more
RSC Energia and Space Adventures, Inc plan to fly two tourists to the Russian section of the International Space Station in 2023, with one of them embarking on a space walk with a cosmonaut during the short visit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scienc… Continue reading Energia and Space Adventures plan first tourist space walk