ISS to test new materials and advance technologies in ways not possible on Earth

The International Space Station (ISS) is an incredible research platform that has hosted more than 3,000 experiments—but not all that research takes place inside the orbiting laboratory. On the outside of the ISS, the extreme space conditions provide an unparalleled environment to test new materials and advance technologies in ways not possible on Earth. Multiple Read more about ISS to test new materials and advance technologies in ways not possible on Earth[…]

The first privately funded commercial airlock

NanoRacks, LLC will partner with Boeing on the building and installation of the first commercial airlock module, which will attach to the U.S. segment on the International Space Station (ISS). In May 2016, NanoRacks and NASA signed a Space Act Agreement in order to install a private airlock module onboard the International Space Station – Read more about The first privately funded commercial airlock[…]

Astroskin, an innovative bio-monitoring system for use aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is awarding a new contract to Carré Technologies (Hexoskin) to continue advancing technology on Astroskin, an innovative bio-monitoring system for use aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The announcement will be made today at the company’s headquarters in Montreal by the honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport of Canada and first Read more about Astroskin, an innovative bio-monitoring system for use aboard the International Space Station (ISS)[…]

Electronic artificial nose will ‘flexibly’ search for bacterial contamination on board the International Space Station

The E-nose, an electronic device for detecting microbiological contamination due to bacteria or fungi on board the International Space Station, will in future be used even more ‘flexibly.’ When a Soyuz launcher (TMA-20M) launches from the spaceport in Baikonur (Kazakhstan) on 18 March, it will be carrying new instruments for the E-nose, which was developed Read more about Electronic artificial nose will ‘flexibly’ search for bacterial contamination on board the International Space Station[…]

NASA – ESA-Haptics-1

ISS Science for Everyone Science Objectives for Everyone The objective of the Haptics-1 experiment is to perform an in-orbit engineering parameter calibration and identification for one joint of an exoskeleton haptic device, and to perform a set of performance measurements withthe  crew operating force reflective controllers in micro-gravity. For this purpose, a single degree of Read more about NASA – ESA-Haptics-1[…]