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 >>
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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 system on the U.S. half of the spacecraft. >>
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 took refuge in the Soyuz spacecraft as mission >>
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 spent the weekend isolated in the Russian segment >>
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 has left NASA in a bit of a >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 things break, and that means the scientists aboard >>
