Space Station
Space Station’s Veggies Are “Grow” to Launch
In what could become the world's first orbiting salad bar, NASA's Veggie experiment was initiated on May 8 after a successful (if…
R2-D2 Saves Space Station Crew for Star Wars Day
May the 4th is almost here, and NASA had to call on R2-D2 to help make sure the space station…
NASA: International Space Station Operations Extended to 2024
NASA announced today that the Obama administration has approved NASA's request for an extension of operations for the International Space…
This Time-Lapse ISS Video Isn’t Just Another Time-Lapse ISS Video
It's actually remarkably beautiful, and well worth two minutes of your time.* Assembled from actual photographs taken by astronauts aboard…
Crew Launches to Space Station with Olympic Torch
Update: the crew has now arrived safely at the ISS. You can watch the arrival video below. Three new crew…
Video: Spider Flown in Space Has Trouble Readapting to Gravity
Astronauts have said adapting to weightlessness is much easier than readapting to gravity when they returned to Earth. Muscle weakness,…
Missile Launch Creates Weird Cloud Seen in Space
The astronauts on board the International Space Station saw a strange and unexpected view out their windows yesterday. “Saw something…
Awesome Photo: Aurora, Airglow, City Lights and Shining Stars
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano shares a lot of fantastic photos taken from his privileged position 260 miles up aboard the…
Next Soyuz Rolls to Launchpad for Fast-Track Flight to the Space Station
A new Soyuz is now on the pad, ready to bring the next crew to the International Space Station. Launch…
Weekly Space Hangout – September 20, 2013: Antares Launch, Rocket Armadillo, ISON Craziness
It's Friday so it's space hangout time. Join Universe Today publisher Fraser Cain and a crew of space journalists as…