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For nearly three decades, the International Space Station has been the only destination in low Earth orbit, but that will change this year. Could it be the start of a thriving economy in space?
Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here's What That Means The proposed Russian Orbital Station will stick to a familiar path instead of an ambitious polar orbit
Come the end of the current decade, or the beginning of the next one at the latest, the years-old International Space Station (ISS) will drop from the sky and crash into the ocean, ending one of the most important chapters in the history of human space ...
Max Space looks to set up in Exploration Park, where it will manufacture its innovative, expandable habitats designed for Earth orbit and beyond.
After the International Space Station is decommissioned, China and possibly Russia will have active space stations in low Earth orbit. America will not. The International Space Station (ISS) has been the centerpiece of American human spaceflight for 25 years.
Space startup Max Space unveiled plans for an inflatable space station that can expand to a whopping 12,300 cubic feet.
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Chinese space station explores battery behavior in microgravity conditions
Though lithium-ion batteries have been used in space for over two decades, the US and China are racing to assert their dominance in orbit. As such, any new insights into how batteries function in microgravity could provide an edge over the competition.