JAXA Is Using The ISS As A Steppingstone For Commercial Space

Credit: SpaceTide
When engineers designed the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo, the largest and most elaborate of the International Space Station’s (ISS) three laboratories, there was no plan to include an airlock and robotic arm. Those were added later with the idea they could be used to remotely replace electrical...

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