A new photo released by NASA shows the International Space Station transiting in front of the Sun’s disk. The image captures the space station as it travels nearly five miles per second while >>
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Astronaut loses tool during spacewalk, will never see it again
An astronaut totally lost his mirror while performing a space station spacewalk. The mirror became detached shortly after the spacewalk began, and it was lost to the vacuum of space. The mirror’s fate >>
Japan’s cargo ship is just chilling out on the ISS, looking awesome
Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 is hanging out on the International Space Station, holding a bunch of discarded batteries and waiting for its eventual release and destruction. The cargo ships are designed to be >>
NASA still doesn’t know how long SpaceX’s astronaut mission will last
NASA hasn’t decided how long the first crewed SpaceX flight to the International Space Station will last. The launch will be the final stage in the demonstration phase before NASA certifies Crew Dragon. >>
Scientists solve mystery of space bacteria on the ISS
When you’re living in a remote, isolated environment, things like bacteria and viruses can wreak havoc in a very short period of time. The International Space Station definitely qualifies as being remote and >>
NASA hero Christina Koch is back on Earth after setting several space records
Any astronaut that has the privilege of traveling to the International Space Station etches their name in the history books for all eternity. Inevitably, however, some stamp their names in more places than >>
Astronauts baked cookies in space and it took forever
One of the coolest things about being chosen for a mission to the International Space Station is that you get to carry out experiments that show just how different life in space is >>
‘Mighty Mice’ that traveled to the space station are now back on Earth
Unless you’re incredibly fit, smart, and young, there’s very little chance you’d even make it into NASA’s astronaut training program, much less have an opportunity to fly to the International Space Station. That’s >>
