International Space Station

Starliner setbacks force NASA to rely on SpaceX for crew return

NASA has confirmed that astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return to Earth via SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission in February, after spending over 80 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Is space the final frontier of superpower rivalry?

Will it be possible for Washington to stall Beijing’s progress in space technology?

Russia staying with International Space Station until 2028

Russian space officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Moscow expects to remain a part of the International Space Station at least until their own outpost in orbit is built in 2028, a senior NASA official told Reuters recently.

Russia to quit International Space Station

Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station “after 2024”, the newly-appointed chief of Moscow's space agency recently told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Does Outer Space Need to Get Marie Kondo’d?

The issue of space junk is getting more pressing than ever before.

India’s ASAT weapons test a ‘terrible thing’, creates 400 pieces of debris: NASA

NASA says the creation of orbital debris has led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Rocket carrying space station crew fails in mid air, crew safe

A booster rocket carrying a Soyuz spacecraft with a Russian and US astronaut on board headed for the International Space Station fails mid-air, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing.

Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shape

By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports.

Space station crew to get 3 shots at solar eclipse Aug 21

Crew at the International Space Station will enjoy views of the August 21 solar eclipse during three successive orbits, reports CBS News.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Astronaut Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space

UK astronaut Tim Peake runs the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS).

January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016

British astronaut beams home first selfie from spacewalk

British astronaut Tim Peake stepped out of the airlock aboard the International Space Station on Friday — and boldly took a selfie.

December 26, 2015
December 26, 2015

British astronaut dials wrong number from space

British astronaut Tim Peake dials wrong number from space.

December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015

Tim Peake: Thanks for all the good luck messages

UK astronaut Tim Peake thanks the thousands of people around the world who sent him a good luck message, as he spends his first weekend in space.

December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015

UK astronaut set for space milestone

UK astronaut Tim Peake is ready to make his landmark flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015

NASA's Scott Kelly breaks US record for most days in space

Waking up hundreds of miles above the Himalayas, astronaut Scott Kelly broke the US record for the most time spent in space with 383 days.

August 11, 2015
August 11, 2015

NASA astronauts eat food grown in space for first time

NASA astronauts have eaten food grown in space for the first time in history, reports Vox.com.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

Astronauts watch Star Wars in space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reveals they celebrated Star Wars Day by screening one of the sci-fi movies.

March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015

US, Russian duo begin 12-month space trip

US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko has docked for the start of a 12-month tour of duty on the International Space Station

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