“Theoretically, the other partners - Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA - could choose to keep the ISS operational even if the U.S. leaves - that is assuming that they could manage the ...

Credit: ESA/Novespace WASHINGTON — In a first, a European astronaut with a physical disability has been medically cleared for missions to the International Space Station. The European Space ...

ESA are set to announce a new launch date for ATV-3’s launch to the International Space Station (ISS) – now confirmed to be March 23 – after it was determined engineers will have to gain ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station often suffer from various immune ... station has eight pressurized modules built by NASA, ESA, and the Japanese space agency JAXA.

"it is fantastic to see that John and the team at ESA have proved it is technically possible for someone with a physical disability like his to live and work on the International Space Station. " Fly!

"For the first time, ESA is exploring whether an astronaut with a physical disability could embark on a long duration mission to the International Space Station," ESA explains. "John's expertise ...

Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term stay on the ISS. If selected for a future mission, he will become the ...

The mission will be carrying four astronauts, namely NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA’s Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA’s Thomas Pesquet. Once they arrive, the ISS will be host to a ...