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Send the ISS To the Moon

jmichaelg writes "Michael Benson is proposing that NASA send the ISS to the moon instead of leaving it in low earth orbit. (While we're at it, we should re-brand it as the 'International Space Ship.') He points out that it's already designed to be moved periodically to higher orbits so instead of just boosting it a few miles, strap on some ion engines and put it in orbit around the moon instead of the earth. That would provide an initial base for the astronauts going to the moon and give the ISS a purpose other than performing yet more studies on the effect of micro gravity on humans. Benson concludes: 'Let's begin the process of turning the ISS from an Earth-orbiting caterpillar into an interplanetary butterfly.'"

Europe Had a Date in Space - With the International Space Station "ISS"

The European Space Agency ESA’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is called “Jules Verne�. Jules Verne docked at the International Space Station ISS at the beginning of April.The 19-tonne unmanned spaceship approached the ISS in a four-hour maneuver.The final phase of the approach occurred with a relative velocity of seven centimeters per second, while both Jules Verne and the ISS were hurtling over the eastern Mediterranean at a velocity of approximately 28,000 kilometers per hour.

NASA astronauts return to ISS after spacewalk

MOSCOW. June 4 (Interfax-AVN) - U.S. astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan have finished their spacewalk and returned to the airlock compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). "While outside the station the US. Astronauts assembled the Japanese module Kibo on the left side of the U.S. module Harmony, checked the air tightness of the docking, hooked the cooling and electricity systems of the two modules and installed and tested roller bearings in the turning mechanism of a solar panel," Russian Mission Control told Interfax-AVN. On Wednesday, both astronauts will start preparing for a second spacewalk, set for Thursday. And a third spacewalk for them is scheduled for Sunday. The ISS crew comprises Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Konenenko, and Gregory Chamitoff, who replaced Garret Reisman as a member of the missi

International Space Station Joint Statement

The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris on July 17, 2008, to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability that the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an engineering test bed for flight systems and operations that are critical to future space exploration initiatives. These activities improve the quality of life on Earth by expanding the frontiers of human knowledge.

The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration

The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris, France, on July 17, 2008, to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an engineering test-bed for flight systems and operations critical to future space exploration initiatives. These activities improve the quality of life on Earth by expanding the frontiers of human knowledge.

Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement

The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris on July 17, 2008, to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability that the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an engineering test bed for flight systems and operations that are critical to future space exploration initiatives. These activities improve the quality of life on Earth by expanding the frontiers of human knowledge.

ISS cosmonauts successfully removed an explosive bolt during an unscheduled six-hour spacewalk.

International Space Station Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko (bottom) is seen outside the PIRS airlock of the Russian segment of the ISS at the beginning of his spacewalk with Commander Sergei Volkov (not pictured) in this image from NASA TV July 10, 2008. The spacewalkers will inspect the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft, remove one of the 10 pyrotechnic separation bolts at the interface of two sections of the spacecraft and, if time permits, install a docking target on the Zvezda module for the future arrival of a new Russian module.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

International Space Station (ISS) - ,

The International Space Station (ISS), once completed, will be the greatest laboratory available. 1,200m³ of pressurised space will be used by up to seven astronauts to perform experiments in an environment free from gravity.

Large Chunk of ISS Space Junk Becomes Easy to Observe (Video)

The Easy Ammonia Servicer (EAS) photographed on July 23rd, 2007, by ISS astronauts. Now this would put a huge dent in your windshield (NASA)

Russian cargo spaceship docks with ISS

A Russian cargo spaceship has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control near Moscow said on Saturday.

Nasa Astronauts Return to Iss After Working in Outer Space

MOSCOW. June 6 (Interfax) - NASA astronauts Ronald Garan and Michael Fossum have completed work in outer space and have returned to the ISS, Russian Mission Control Center told Interfax.

Russian cargo spaceship docks with ISS

MOSCOW, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A Russian cargo spaceship has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control near Moscow said on Saturday.

Discovery astronauts begin spacewalk for ISS work

Washington: Two astronauts from the Discovery space shuttle began a spacewalk on Sunday to carry out further work on the International Space Station (ISS).

Discovery astronauts begin spacewalk for ISS work

Washington, June 8: Two astronauts from the Discovery space shuttle began a spacewalk Sunday to carry out further work on the International Space Station (ISS).

Russian Astronaut May Be Taken Off Iss Flight

MOSCOW. May 14 (Interfax) - Russia astronaut Salizhan Sharipov may be taken off the flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2008, a source in the Cosmonaut Training Center told Interfax.

Russian Cosmonauts Complete Unscheduled Spacewalk, Return to Iss

KOROLYOV (Moscow region). July 11 (Interfax-AVN) - Members of Expedition 17 at the International Space Station (ISS) Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko have returned to the Pirs docking compartment after spending six hours in outer space.

Toilet is Fixed and Kibo is Switched On - A Great Day Aboard the ISS (Video)

It has been a very good day for the crew on board the International Space Station. Not only has the brand new Japanese Kibo science laboratory been activated, much to the crew's relief, the faulty toilet has also been fixed. Russian flight engineer Oleg Kononenko was able to replace the broken urine collection pump in a 2 hour repair job yesterday (Wednesday) and specialists in Moscow checked his work to verify it was working fine. Although this may sound like a bit of minor news, it was make-or-break time for the ISS as if the repair was unsuccessful, this may have seriously hindered the manned presence on the station (and besides, we haven't even had time to play with Kibo yet!)…

Attic attached to Japanese lab in space:

The ISS's huge new Japanese lab got even bigger when the astronauts attached an attic.The ISS's huge new Japanese lab got even bigger when the astronauts attached an attic.

Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement

to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability that the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an engineering test bed for flight systems and operations that are critical to future space exploration initiatives. These activities improve the quality of life on Earth by expanding the frontiers of human knowledge.

The International Space Station, A Test-bed For Future Space Exploration

The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States recently met at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France, to review ISS cooperation.

The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration

ESA PR 33-2008. The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met today at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France, to review ISS cooperation.

Russian cosmonauts begin second spacewalk - Update

Moscow - Two Russian cosmonauts floated out of the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday in their second spacewalk in less than a week to install a docking target and retrieve an earlier experiment. ISS Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer...

Russian cosmonauts set for second spacewalk

Moscow - Two Russian cosmonauts will Tuesday float out of the International Space Station (ISS) in their second spacewalk in less than a week, to install one experiment and retrieve another. ISS Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Konone...

Space agency leaders to gather in Paris

ESA PR 31-2008. On 17 July ESA will host an ISS Heads of Agency meeting at which leaders of the space agencies participating in the International Space Station programme (ESA for Europe, NASA for the US, CSA for Canada, JAXA for Japan, Roscosmos for Russia) will take stock of the ISS status and decide on future activities.

Testing New Transistors In Space

Roland Piquepaille writes "Northwestern University researchers have developed new transistors which are currently tested on the International Space Station (ISS) to see how they react to cosmic radiation. These transistors, which are using a new kind of gate dielectric material called a self-assembled nanodielectric (SAND), are exposed to radiation outside the ISS since March 22, 2008, and will stay there for one year. According to the researchers, these new transistors could be used 'on long space missions since early experiments on Earth indicate that the transistors hold up well when exposed to radiation.'"

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