The International Space Station has been around for a very, very long time, and like any machine, it needs upgrades and fixes over time. Many of the upgrades have to be made to the exterior of the spacecraft, meaning that astronauts that are already aboard the ISS have to embark on spacewalks in order to …
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 is unknown, but it’ll likely tumble toward Earth and be destroyed when it hits the atmosphere. Spacewalking astronauts have plenty to worry …
Nobody likes Mondays, but getting up and doing our jobs is just one of those things we have to do. The same is true for the high-flying scientists who live on the International Space Station, and NASA’s Jessica Meir and Christina Koch started their week with one of the most taxing duties ISS residents have …
It’s another Friday for you and I, so let’s kick back, relax, and think about all the cool stuff we’re going to do (or not do) over the next two days. Personally, I’ve got a whole lot of nothing on deck and I’m really excited about it. The astronauts aboard the International Space Station don’t …
It’s Friday. If you work an office job, you’re probably doing your best not to should too large of a workload. Maybe you’ll shuffle some papers around and open an Excel spreadsheet so it looks like you’re busy, but let’s be honest, you’re going to spend the day listening to podcasts and fighting off the …
There’s really nothing easy about being a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station, and the same goes for spacewalking outside of the orbiting laboratory. It’s hard work, and when spacewalks stretch on for hours and hours, you have to be in excellent physical condition to make it through. The only upside — aside from …
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are making history today. The pair are currently carrying out the first all-female spacewalk in the history of the International Space Station, performing some much-needed maintenance on the high-tech orbiting laboratory. As is often the case, the spacewalk is being livestreamed by NASA, with cameras attached to both …
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 that astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch were slotted to operate as a team, and it was the first time things had …
Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the International Space Station on the second of several planned spacewalks to replace batteries affixed to the outside of the spacecraft. The duo, Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch, are currently maneuvering around the exterior of the space station as they remove old batteries and attach new, more efficient replacements. …
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 now. But, like any decades-old piece of machinery, the old girl needs a bit of maintenance every now and again, and that’s …
