Spacewalkers Install New Solar Arrays on ISS; Did They Deploy It Well?

Medicine & Technology Jun 17, 2021

"Technical delays" during a spacewalk left the astronauts without enough time to install a new set of solar arrays in ISS.

China Launches First Astronauts to Space Station Via Shenzhou-12

Jun 17, 2021

Three male astronauts goes to China's Tianhe module, the core piece of its new space station.

Spacesuit Problems Preempt 2 Astronauts From Completing New Solar Panel Installation Outside ISS

Jun 16, 2021

Spacesuit problems encountered by astronauts prevented them from completing installation early today of powerful new solar panels outside the International Space Station.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Heading to ISS Seen Flying in Daytime

Jun 06, 2021

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carried the 7300-pound crew supplies, including fresh lemons, onions, avocados and cherry tomatoes for the ISS' seven astronauts.

Russian Cosmonauts Leaving ISS Could Spell a New Age Space Race

Jun 05, 2021

Bill Nelson, NASA chief, is concerned that Russian cosmonauts leaving the ISS joint-operations could lead to a new space race with Russia and China against the US.

Dragon Resupply Mission with Solar Panels and Experiments Sent by SpaceX to ISS

Jun 03, 2021

SpaceX conducted its resupply mission to the International Space Station that includes new solar arrays, baby squid, and water bears.

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Bring Tardigrades, More Than 7,000 Pounds of Cargo to ISS This Week

Jun 01, 2021

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will bring Dragon spacecraft, filled with more than 7,300 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware to the International Space Station.

SpaceX, SpaceChain Collab: Is It Possible For First Ethereum Node to Reach ISS?

Jun 01, 2021

SpaceX decided to collaborate with SpaceChain to bring the first-ever Ethereum (ETH) node to the International Space Station (ISS).

New ISS Images form Earth Resembles Mars-Like Dunes

May 31, 2021

Recent photos from International Space Station show stunning dunes from Earth that heavily resemble dune rock formations from Mars.

Hundreds of Mini-satellites Deployed From International Space Station; Many of These CubeSats Study Climate Change

May 31, 2021

The space station offers a lot of opportunities to get smaller things into space. Astronauts unload and prep the CubeSats on station and then deploy them out of its airlock 250 miles above the planet.

LOOK: French Astronaut Shares Stunning Space Images Taken from ISS

May 18, 2021

Thomas Pesquet, the French astronaut under the European Space Agency, is sharing marvelous views from the International Space Station on his social media accounts.

Communication From Space: NASA Developing New Way to Talk to Earth Using Lasers

May 13, 2021

NASA recently announced it is planning to launch Laser Communications Relay Demonstration or LCRD to test a new way to communicate from space.

ISS Water System Breaks Down; What Happened?

May 13, 2021

The system that prepares drinking water for astronauts on the International Space Station got broken, NASA says.

Hundreds of Thousands of Humans Could Inhabit Space by 2050

May 03, 2021

A space advocate has been advising investors and company owners on the potential of space as a field of business. They believe that space in 2050 could already be inhabitable.

Spacex Crew-1 Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth in Nighttime Splashdown

May 03, 2021

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from JAXA, return to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown after a six-month stay on ISS.