International Space Station (ISS)

Freaky Fast Delivery: Progress Blasts Off, Docks at ISS Hours Later

The Progress 50 resupply ship has now arrived at the International Space Station, just hours after it launched from the…

11 years ago

Astrophoto: Desert Space Station

Old meets space-age in this image of the International Space Station passing over an ancient saguaro cactus at the Saguaro…

11 years ago

Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12

Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…

11 years ago

New ISS Timelapse: Night to Day to Night Again

Here’s the latest video shot from the International Space Station, courtesy of the crew of Expedition 34. You’ll see the…

11 years ago

Astrophoto: A Man-Made Sunspot

The Sun has been active recently along with showing several sunspots. But astrophotogher Efrain Morales captured an additional 'man-made' sunspot…

11 years ago

Lovely Image from Space: Earth, Moon and Approaching Spacecraft

Earth, Moon and Soyuz. Credit: NASA/Kevin Ford. This one might have to be added to the group of iconic images…

11 years ago

Video: Happy New Year from the Space Station Crew

The six Expedition 34 crew members aboard the International Space Station will be watching from above as people around the…

11 years ago

“Jewel in the Night:” Original Music and Pictures from a Space Station Christmas

If you celebrate Christmas here on Earth, you may have a tree, stockings, and music. The crew on the International…

11 years ago

How To Train for a Mission to the ISS: Medical Mayhem

Astronaut Chris Hadfield with biomedical equipment attached to his forehead. Credit: Chris Hadfield. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to…

11 years ago

How to Train for Long-Duration Spaceflight, with Chris Hadfield

Astronaut Chris Hadfield getting dressed for work - "with a little help from my friends," he said. On December 19,…

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