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 >>
space station News, page 2
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 >>
Astronauts aboard the ISS just got a shipment of wine… but they’re not allowed to drink it
Astronauts who live on the International Space Station work hard. They don’t really have a choice in the matter since they live at the office. They conduct science experiments, work hand-in-hand with researchers >>
ISS astronauts played baseball in space to celebrate the World Series
Astronauts who travel to the International Space Station have many responsibilities. They spend their days conducting various experiments, coordinating research efforts with scientists back on Earth, and performing maintenance on the space station >>
The first all-female spacewalk will finally happen on Friday
You might remember back in March that NASA was planning the first all-female spacewalk in history. The space agency didn’t specifically intend for it to be women only, but it just so happened >>
Astronauts are swapping out ISS batteries like it’s an old pickup truck
The International Space Station is a high-tech laboratory and high-flying living space. It’s an incredible structure that has been keeping astronauts safe and helping them carry out scientific objectives for nearly two decades >>
Japan and Russia are about to fire a pair of spacecraft to the International Space Station
The International Space Station is always a busy place. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory perform experiments, make observations, and carry out all manner of scientific work as the spacecraft cruises around our planet. >>
Russia says it won’t tell NASA why a hole appeared in the International Space Station
The mystery of why a small hole appeared in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space Station last year is now somehow even more bizarre than it already was. The hole >>
