Monday, 6 February 2017

Boeing and NanoRacks to build first commercial space airlock

Rendering showing the NanoRacks Airlock Module installed on the ISS

The International Space Station (ISS) may have the internal volume of a 747, but when it comes to getting in and out, it's about as accessible as a small garden shed. To speed up the launching of small satellites, Boeing and NanoRacks announced today that they are partnering to build the first commercial airlock for the station that will triple the number of satellite launches after it's installed in 2019.

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