The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) replicates the earth’s atmosphere in earth orbit by managing air, water, temperature, and waste. In short-term space missions, all supplies ...

In October the International Space Station was even more busy than usual with nine astronauts living and working in humankind’s outpost in Earth orbit. With three more astronauts, the Station’s life ...

On Saturday the Japanese cargo vessel HTV-7 was launched into space from Tanegashima, Japan. Already orbiting Earth it will arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday packed with scientific ...

Four humans recently looped around the Moon. Their vessel, an Artemis capsule, was a thin metal shell whose life-support system kept them alive: it provided a carefully balanced atmosphere, a closed ...

For some of us humans the thought of living up there in space (or perhaps on another planet) is not just a thought, but a dream. A dream some of us might see come true soon enough, thanks to the many ...

With plans to retire the International Space Station (ISS) well underway, American space agency NASA is looking at commercial partners to help with the development of the next generation space ...