According to Nanoracks, Bishop offers five times the current volume of what can be moved in and out of the ISS. It can support up to 144 units of payloads simultaneously (1 unit equals 10 by 10 by ...

With the new ISS waste disposal system, astronauts can gather their trash and store it in the Bishop Airlock until the high-tech garbage bag that Nanoracks developed is full. The bag can hold up ...

The ISS crew can fit up to 600lbs of garbage inside the Nanoracks waste container, which is then launched from the station, burning up as it re-enters the Earth's orbit, ensuring nothing is ...

Nanoracks Bishop Airlock has provided astronauts a way of disposing of their waste on the International Space Station (ISS), without contributing to more space debris.

Transported to the ISS within the pressurized stowage of NG-19 in 2023, Gambit was transferred from inside the station to the Bishop Airlock external site using the Nanoracks Payload Transfer ...

Bishop Airlock, the world's first commercial airlock, was attached to the exterior of the ISS on Dec. 23, 2020. The 2,000-pound (907 kilograms) facility launched to the station during the SpaceX ...

That means astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) need some other way of getting rid of accumulated trash during their lengthy stays in orbit 250 miles above Earth. Recommended Videos ...

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say.