International Space Station

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Explore articles and news about the International Space Station (ISS), a collaborative project for space research and exploration.

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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…

ByVytė Klišauskaitė

December 13, 2021

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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…

ByValius Venckunas

December 8, 2021

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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…

ByValius Venckunas

December 1, 2021

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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. …

ByValius Venckunas

November 29, 2021

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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…

ByClément Charpentreau

November 16, 2021

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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…

ByVictoria Bryan

November 11, 2021

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SpaceX

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…

ByClément Charpentreau

November 9, 2021

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NASA

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…

ByClément Charpentreau

August 2, 2021

NASA

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…

ByClément Charpentreau

August 2, 2021

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Space

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…

ByClément Charpentreau

June 29, 2021

NASA

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…

ByClément Charpentreau

May 10, 2021