NASA is faced with the challenge of safely deorbiting, in one fell swoop, over 400 tons of space hardware in a few years. As of now, the agency plans on deorbiting the ...
Why is NASA deorbiting the International Space Station? ISS modules are approaching the end of structural life . When the ...
In late September, the inspector general identified 588 replacement parts that were operating beyond their planned ...
Other crucial components include a research laboratory, power control modules, and communication systems. Interestingly, ...
A NASA inspector general report gives new details on a leak that has plagued the ISS for five years, and reveals that the ...
ISS's Mission Control centres are in the US and Russia, control centres in Canada, Japan and Europe also support operations. The ISS’s lifespan has been extended several times, and with periodic ...
The Falcon 9's second stage missed its target in the ocean due to a problematic rocket burn, prompting the company to delay ...
NASA's other potential option is extending the life of the space station beyond 2030, but this would require a lot of work to ensure the space station's structure remains viable and yet another ...
NASA has officially classified cracks and leaks in parts of the International Space Station (ISS) as a significant risk, ...
A recent report from NASA’s inspector general has revealed rising concerns about leaks in a tunnel linking the International ...
It’s a long journey to get to outer space, but Boulder scientist Jim Sears is now one step closer to realizing his dream of ...
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) heavy-lift Vulcan rocket is ready to fly on its second certification mission for the United ...