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/PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Outpost X, INC (OOX), a start-up developing technologies for space and terrestrial applications, announces Negar Feher has joined the...

A SpaceX capsule carrying Saudi astronauts docks with the International Space Station on a private mission, marking a historic moment for the country.

Orbital Outpost X, a Silicon Valley space technology startup formerly called Space Villages, received a $5 million convertible note from Space Infrastructures Ventures of the Netherlands.

© Getty Images Around 75 percent of ISS’s costs are borne by the U.S. at an annual cost of $3 billion to 4 billion. Russia launched ISS’s first components in 1998, and by 2010, ISS became fully operational. The plan was for ISS to last 15 to 20 years, by which time it would be replaced. Such was not to be. ADVERTISEMENT Extending ISS’s life has been made easier by its component design, which facilitates removing worn parts, such as solar panels. Accordingly, NASA, Roscosmos and the international partners agreed to keep it operating until 2028 (8 to 10 years longer than its lifetime) an...

2021 — Year of the space station? Roger J. Cochetti, opinion contributor © Getty Images 2021 — Year of the space station? Around 75 percent of ISS's costs are borne by the U.S. at an annual cost of $3 billion to 4 billion. Russia launched ISS's first components in 1998, and by 2010, ISS became fully operational. The plan was for ISS to last 15 to 20 years, by which time it would be replaced. Such was not to be. Extending ISS's life has been made easier by its component design, which facilitates removing worn parts, such as solar panels. Accordingly, NASA, Roscosmos and...