Nanoracks Sells Airlock Service Contracts To NASA, ESA

Bishop airlock
Credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed contracts with privately owned Nanoracks to use the company’s Bishop airlock, which is due to be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) next month. NASA bought five airlock cycles, or berthings and unberthings, with...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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