Diagram of the docking between Shenzou-9 and Tiangong-1 in June 2012 (Credits: Xinhua ). The future Chinese space station will be ready in 2020 (Credits: China Daily). NEWS China Plans Next Manned Mission for Summer 2013 MARCH 6, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Video still showing China’s Shenzhou 8 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong 1 lab module on Nov. 3, 2011. CREDIT: China Central Television Europe May Work With China on Space Station Rob Coppinger, SPACE.com Contributor Date: 26 February 2013 Time: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
International Space Station. NASA Innovative Infectious Disease Research on the ISS By Keith Cowing Posted February 18, 2013 11:29 AM Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shenzhou 10 is slated to carry astronauts to occupy the Tiangong 1 laboratory before returning them to Earth. Welcome Aboard Shenzhou 10 by Morris Jones for SpaceDaily.com Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2013 As we approach the launch of China’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM, investigation (center, on platform) uses the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 and the Canadian Dextre robot (right) to demonstrate satellite-servicing tasks. (Credit: NASA/CSA) This artist’s concept shows a servicing spacecraft, left, approaching a client satellite. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tracy Caldwell Dyson contemplates our planet as she gazes from aboard the Space Station. – NASA Orbit NASA Solicits Ideas For International Space Station Research WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA wants to know how you can improve the International Space Station […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
China Manned Space Engineering Chinese Factory To Build Outsize Spacecraft By Bradley Perrett Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology January 28, 2013 Established space facilities can build objects the size of the Tiangong 1 orbital laboratory, which used a diameter […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reshuffle for Tiangong by Morris Jones Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2013 2013 is set to be an important year for China’s space program. We expect to see the first landing of a Chinese spacecraft on the Moon, in addition […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Boeing/Bigelow Crew Space Transport Vehicle Uploaded on Jul 19, 2010 Boeing video animation of the CST-100 crew transportation vehicle being designed with Bigelow Aerospace under NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. The seven-crew CST-100 is bigger than the Apollo capsule, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since 1998, Robert Bigelow’s aerospace company has sought to develop a new means of placing large habitable structures into orbit. Wednesday’s announcement is expected to advance those plans further. Image Credit: Bigelow Aerospace NASA and Bigelow to Discuss New Space […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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