Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  9 months ago

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πŸ“† 2025 Lunar Gateway #NASA#ESA#CSA #JAXA
πŸ“† 2025 Haven-1 #VastSpace
πŸ“† 2026 Axiom Station #AxiomSpace
πŸ“† 2026 StarMax #Gravitics
πŸ“† 2026 LIFE Pathfinder #SierraSpace
πŸ“† 2027 Russian Orbital Service Station #Roscosmos
πŸ“† 2028 Starlab #NanoRacks#VoyagerSpace#Airbus#MDASpace#Mitsubishi
πŸ“† second half 2020s Orbital Reef #BlueOrigin#SierraSpace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_stations#Planned_and_proposed

#SpaceStation #launch

Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  2 years ago
πŸ€” Why isn't the #ISS (partially) recycled (by #SpaceRobot) and parts βš™οΈ or raw material used for the #LunarGateway (maybe for #RadiationProtection instead of #luggage πŸ›οΈ)? The #BBC article doesn't cover this https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-is-the-iss-being-retired-and-what-will-happen-to-it

The #LaunchCost πŸ’° were very high to bring this material to #orbit πŸš€ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  last year

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To safely bring the #ISS back to #Earth, a dedicated #spacecraft will have to be built, the total cost of which is estimated at $1 billion πŸ’° over the course of this decade.
A #SpacePolicy expert suggested the opposite idea: #raising ‴️ the #ISS to a stable #orbit at the end of its useful life ♻️ https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-11-20/25-years-of-the-international-space-station-what-next-for-a-beacon-of-peaceful-international-scientific-collaboration.html

#NASA#SpaceStation#ISRU

Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  2 years ago
πŸ€” Why isn't the #ISS (partially) recycled (by #SpaceRobot) and parts βš™οΈ or raw material used for the #LunarGateway (maybe for #RadiationProtection instead of #luggage πŸ›οΈ)? The #BBC article doesn't cover this https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-is-the-iss-being-retired-and-what-will-happen-to-it

The #LaunchCost πŸ’° were very high to bring this material to #orbit πŸš€ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

Spaceflight πŸš€
Spaceflight πŸš€  Β·  2 years ago

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The most #expensive man-made object is the International #SpaceStation (#ISS). Its final #cost will be over $100 billion πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-man-made-object

#BBC How the most expensive structure in the world was built https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151221-how-the-most-expensive-structure-in-the-world-was-built

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