Who Wants To Be An Astronaut? This New Show Will Send One Lucky Winner to ISS

SPACE 05.27.2021 08:09 AM

Discovery announced that it is making "Who Wants To Be An Astronaut?" It's a competitive show for people who want to go to the International Space Station for eight days.

Tardigrades, Squid Goes to ISS Next Month; Are They Among the Scientific Experiments SpaceX Will Make?

05.27.2021 02:37 AM

SpaceX is set to send its 22nd resupply mission to the ISS next month. The cargo will include Tardigrades, squid, cotton, tissue chips and ultrasounds.

LOOK: French Astronaut Shares Stunning Space Images Taken from ISS

05.18.2021 05:05 AM

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

Fourth NASA Astronaut Joins Space X Crew-3 Mission’s Next Human Space Flight to ISS: Who Is Kayla Bayron?

05.17.2021 23:51 PM

NASA has selected Kayla Bayron as a fourth astronaut to join the next human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station.

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

05.13.2021 23:25 PM

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?

05.13.2021 22:09 PM

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

NASA, Axiom Signs Agreement to Send Private Astronaut to ISS

05.11.2021 21:54 PM

NASA and Axiom Space signed an agreement for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022.

Coldplay Releases New Song to the Galaxy Thru a Video Call With an Astronaut

05.07.2021 07:10 AM

While most songs today are released on the cloud (i.e. the Internet), British rock band Coldplay streamed their new single "Higher Power" from space - in a video call with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Space in 2050 Could Already Be Inhabited by ‘Hundreds of Thousands of Humans’

05.03.2021 06:10 AM

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 Dragon Astronauts Heading Home to Rare Dark Splashdown

05.01.2021 21:30 PM

SpaceX's first crewed operational mission is about to come to an end. NASA expects the Crew-1 mission to start its return to Earth.

China's Tianhe Successfully Entered Earth’s Orbit; How Competitive is the Chinese Space Program?

04.29.2021 23:46 PM

The launch of Beijing’s unmanned module is the first of 11 missions needed to create the station. The finished product will be a rival to the International Space Station.

Japanese Astronomer Hands Over Sash to Fellow Countryman in International Space Station

04.27.2021 21:43 PM

Japanese Astronomer passed on a sash to his fellow astronaut in ISS as part of Japanese "ekiden" relay races.

Solar Energy from Space to Earth: US Air Force Developing Satellites for Transformation Taking Place in 2024

04.26.2021 05:23 AM

Researchers from the United States are planning to deploy technology to move solar energy from space to Earth. Therefore, they will not rely on the device's size, as well as the climate.

SpaceX to Add Dragon Capsule With Domed Window For Private Inspiration4 Spaceflight

03.31.2021 20:22 PM

SpaceX is expected to upgrade a Crew Dragon version tailored for tourists to get a better view. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will take a billionaire businessman and three guests into orbit later this year, has undergone a significant and unforeseen design upgrade, according to SpaceX.

VSS Imagine Unveiled; Virgin Galactic’s First SpaceShip III Spacecraft

03.30.2021 22:57 PM

Virgin Galactic revealed its 2nd piloted space plane, VSS Imagine, its shiny silver vehicle. Like the VSS Unity, this spacecraft is designed to take humans and scientific experiments to and from suborbital space.

NASA Offers $400 Million to Help Private Companies Create New Space Stations

03.29.2021 01:26 AM

NASA awards up to $400 million total to up to several private aerospace companies to develop private space stations.

Lego Shares Story Behind This Most-Detailed Space Shuttle Discovery, Hubble Telescope Set Yet

03.23.2021 00:56 AM

Recreate the exciting Hubble Space Telescope trip with a Lego replica of NASA's STS-31 flight. Here's the story behind this recreation.

Bacterial Stains Aboard International Space Station May Help Plants Grow on Mars

03.16.2021 01:09 AM

A discovery aboard the International Space Station may help generate the 'fuel' to help plants endure stressful circumstances in space.

NASA Astronaut Assigned For Soyuz Mission Could Spend Year in Space to Make a Russian Film

03.15.2021 20:45 PM

NASA could soon chalk up another one-year space mission thanks to an out-of-this-world Russian movie-making deal.

International Space Station Releases Its Largest Space Garbage Ever; What Happens If It Enters Earth?

03.14.2021 22:14 PM

NASA sent commands to the International Space Station for the release of the most massive object ever jettisoned from the orbiting outpost.

NASA Astronauts Face Few Snags As They Spacewalk to Fix ISS Plumbing; Here's What Happened

03.13.2021 21:18 PM

NASA astronauts took a spacewalk on Saturday to rearrange space station plumbing, careful to avoid toxic ammonia coolant still lingering in the lines.