In mid-March, NASA Researchers announced that they had found an unknown life form hidden aboard the International Space Station. And they were fine with it. In fact, for an organization known for …
Read More »Companies compete to design private space stations before the ISS goes offline
Companies are rapidly designing private space stations that could one day dominate operations in orbit around Earth. Because it is important: NASA hopes that private industry will begin to take over operations …
Read More »The space station dumps 2.9 tons of garbage
(More recent) – Last Thursday was apparently garbage day on the International Space Station, which disposed of a 2.9-ton pallet of used nickel-hydrogen batteries. It is the largest mass of space debris …
Read More »The end of the US-Russian collaboration in space
Russia, America’s longtime partner in space, is turning to China for its lunar ambitions. Because it is important: The United States and Russia have been uneasy partners in orbit for decades, but …
Read More »Scientists Discover Three New Bacteria Strains Aboard the ISS
Scientists discovered three new strains of bacteria on the International Space Station, according to a study published Monday. “Four strains belonging to the family of Methylobacteria were isolated from different locations on …
Read More »ISS abandons a 2.9-ton battery platform, creating its most massive piece of space junk
The external pallet filled with old nickel-hydrogen batteries, photographed shortly after being released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The object was in orbit 265 miles (427 km) above Chile when this photo …
Read More »NASA astronauts take a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Saturday to upgrade the laboratory’s communications and cooling systems. The walk, which took place about 250 miles …
Read More »NASA gets a free ride on a Russian rocket
A Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS. Picture: POT An unusual arrangement involving NASA, the Russian space agency and a commercial broker will see an American astronaut fly to the ISS in …
Read More »Northrop Grumman launches cargo ship to space station
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket propelled a Cygnus cargo ship into orbit on Saturday after a perfect launch from the east coast of Virginia, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and …
Read More »Russian cargo ship heads to space station, loaded with 2.5 tons of supplies and equipment
A Russian Progress cargo ship took off from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz thruster on Sunday night, carrying 2.5 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. Under a gloomy …
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