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International Space Station

04/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Automated space shuttle in the works to ferry people back and forth to the moon

As early as summer 2018, Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will take its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). According to an article on Space.com, experts say this unmanned flight in low-Earth orbit is the first step towards regular trips to the moon and Mars. The Crew Space Transportation 100 Starliner is one […]

04/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A “luxury space hotel” will be open for business in just a few years

Have you ever wanted to spend your honeymoon, anniversary, or any special occasion in space? If space start-up Orion Span delivers on its promise, you’ll be able to book its Aurora Station space hotel in as little as four years, according to a Space.com article. “We are launching the first-ever affordable luxury space hotel,” says […]

03/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Newest NASA spacesuit uses revamped Apollo-era “waste disposal systems” – astronauts can stay in them for a week

In a throwback to the past, NASA is developing a new spacesuit with a built-in toilet. The last such waste disposal system served the Apollo astronauts, and the new one is expected to improve on that ancestral 1970s system, reported a LiveScience article. The Orion Crew Survival Systems Suits (OCSSS) are the next-generation spacesuits for […]

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