An air supply system on the ISS just failed
The oxygen supply system on the Russian half of the International Space Station failed on Wednesday. The crew is safe thanks to a second oxygen …
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A Russian rocket just carried a NASA astronaut to the ISS… but why?
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins took a seat aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft headed for the International Space Station. The trip is the last of the …
Here’s how astronauts vote from space
NASA has a system in place so that astronauts who are in space can still cast their votes in elections. The process is relatively straightforward, …
The space station air leak mystery just got even weirder
The International Space Station sprung a leak many weeks ago and NASA has yet to find out exactly where it is. The leak appeared to …
Why can’t NASA find the source of the ISS air leak?
NASA and Russia’s Roscosmos still haven’t figured out where the International Space Station is leaking. It’s possible the leak is present in one of the …
The International Space Station just dodged a collision with space junk
The International Space Station had to perform an avoidance maneuver to ensure it didn’t collide with a piece of unidentified debris orbiting Earth. The crew …
Researchers sent mice to space and they came back super buff
Mice sent to the International Space Station returned with more muscle than they had when they arrived thanks to a new treatment. Muscle loss in …
Earthly bacteria survives for years in space, study proves
An experiment has proven that bacteria can survive in the harsh conditions of space for years on end. A Japanese mission placed bacteria pellets in …
The International Space Station is still leaking
A minor leak has developed on the International Space Station, and NASA officials are still trying to figure out exactly where it is. US astronauts …
The ISS has sprung another leak, NASA says
An increased amount of atmosphere loss in the International Space Station has prompted astronauts to go into lockdown in one half of the station while …
The International Space Station looks awesome in front of the Sun
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 …
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 …
Here’s what NASA thinks of its ISS manager retiring
NASA’s head ISS program manager retired yesterday, just weeks after the first Commercial Crew mission made a successful flight to the space station. The departure …
NASA shakeup continues as ISS manager steps down
NASA’s International Space Station program manager Kirk Shireman has decided to retire, just weeks after the first Commercial Crew mission to the ISS was a …
The International Space Station is about to get an upgrade
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a pair of spacewalks to replace old batteries on the exterior of the International Space Station. …
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 …
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 …
NASA begs people to avoid SpaceX’s first astronaut launch
NASA is asking that fans avoid attending the first crewed SpaceX launch to the International Space Station. The event is a long time coming, and …
Trio of quarantined space travelers head to the International Space Station
Three new inhabitants of the International Space Station took off in an early morning launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket today. The trio of new …
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 …
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, …
OK, this is officially the coolest space selfie ever
Being chosen to take part in a mission aboard the International Space Station is an incredible honor. Only an impossibly small fraction of humans have …
ISS astronauts may have finally fixed a $2 billion ISS instrument
The International Space Station is a complex thing. It’s a massive laboratory, living space, and observation platform all in one. But, like any machine, sometimes …
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 …
‘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 …
Doctors on Earth treated an astronaut’s blood clot in space
When NASA sends astronauts to the International Space Station, they’re always in tip-top shape. That’s a pretty significant requirement since there’s really no way to …
When did ISS astronauts celebrate the start of 2020?
Folks, 2020 is here. If you celebrated the new year at midnight of whatever time zone you happen to be located in, you probably rang …
NASA’s Christina Koch just broke a record for women in space
NASA’s Christina Koch hasn’t been on Earth since March 14th, 2019. That day, Koch joined fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin of Roscosmos …
No one can escape fruit cake for Christmas, not even ISS astronauts in space
The holidays have finally hit a fever pitch, and with Christmas day on the horizon, it’s as good a time as any for the astronauts …
Boeing’s Starliner returns to Earth after glitch prevents space station rendezvous
Last week was supposed to mark a major milestone for NASA’s Commercial Crew program. Boeing’s much-hyped Starliner was supposed to travel to the International Space …
