NASA may have been a bit blindsided this week when its partner, Russia’s Roscosmos, revealed that it was going to decide whether or not it wanted to leave the ISS permanently. The space station has been co-operated by both the United States and Russia for a long time and has hosted astronauts from many different …
The International Space Station is a massive laboratory that has produced some incredible scientific discoveries over the past couple of decades. It’s been manned on a continuous basis for the majority of that time, and while that’s awesome for science, it also means that the space station produces a steady supply of trash as well. …
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program didn’t work out exactly as the space agency had planned, but it has produced at least one suitable spacecraft for taking astronauts to and from the International Space Station. NASA has already flown missions to the ISS using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, and another mission is already on the schedule, but if …
The International Space Station is, well, old. It’s still working great and fulfilling the needs of NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos, Japan’s JAXA, and the European Space Agency, among others, but it’s definitely not as cutting-edge as it once was. The groups responsible for maintaining the spacecraft have done a great job of keeping it up and …
Axiom Space announced its intention to use SpaceX to launch the first fully private flight to the ISS last year. Now, the company has announced the individuals that will be aboard that flight, including a pair of investors. The four-man crew will spend just over a week aboard the space station, and the cost is …
The International Space Station had a number of breakdowns and malfunctions on Monday night. A toilet, oven, and oxygen supply system all broke down within hours of each other. The breakdowns were fixed and the crew is not in any danger. The International Space Station has had more than its fair share of problems over …
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 system on the U.S. half of the spacecraft. Repairs to the oxygen system will be carried out today. When you’re living in space there are a few things you need. …
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 seats that NASA will have to lease from Russia now that its own commercial crew program has matured. NASA’s next U.S. launch is scheduled for early-to-mid November. NASA’s Commercial Crew …
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 get worse on Monday night, but NASA now says that may have been due to a temperature change. The crew has isolated it to one module, but haven’t found the …
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 modules where the crew took refuge while the rest of the spacecraft was being monitored for the leak. The leak is minor and NASA says it doesn’t pose a risk …
