SpaceX final launch of 2021 delivers Christmas gifts to the ISS
SpaceX launched its final Falcon 9 rocket of the year on December 21, 2021, in order to resupply…
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Space-spotting: How to spot the International Space Station
Since November 2, 2000, a group of astronauts has been traveling approximately 250 miles (400 kilometers) above our planet’s surface in Earth’s largest artificial satellite, the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is moving at the speed…
NASA selects three companies to build ISS successors
NASA has selected three teams to develop proposals that could replace the International Space Station (ISS). The participating companies signed the agreements on…
NASA delays ISS spacewalk due to space debris
The spacewalk of two ISS astronauts, which was scheduled to take place on November 30, had to be delayed for two days due…
Last non-commercial module docked to ISS
Russia’s Prichal module has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), finishing the Russian side of the station and completing the most expensive aerospace project to date. Prichal is…
NASA ‘outraged’ by Russian anti-satellite missile test that alarmed ISS crew
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) was put on high alert on November 15, 2021, after…
After delays, NASA & ESA astronauts lift-off for ISS aboard SpaceX craft
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft ‘Endurance’ has launched four astronauts into space, where they will spend around six…
International Space Station astronauts return to Earth onboard SpaceX Dragon
European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency…
International Space Station suffers from chronic pressure drop
The Russian space agency Roscosmos reported a pressure drop in one isolated part of the Zvezda service module…
Russian Nauka module accidentally deviates ISS from its orbit
The day had been a success. On July 29, 2021, after an eight-day trip to space and almost…
International Space Station receives solar power upgrade
After three spacewalks, astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough completed the installation of new solar panels outside the…
What does the future have in store for the International Space Station?
It has been orbiting the Earth for 23 years. But in 2024, the partnership between the different nations…