The Air Leak on ISS Russian Module Is Getting Worse
NASA is monitoring a leak on the Russian module of the International Space Station (ISS), from which air has been escaping at an increasing rate for nearly four years. The …
International Space Station
Three-man, one-woman crew flies to Florida to prep for Friday launch to space station
Three NASA astronauts and their Russian cosmonaut crewmate flew to the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday to prepare for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Friday, kicking off …
SpaceX launches powerful Indonesian communications satellite in 16th flight this year
SpaceX launched its 16th Falcon 9 rocket so far this year Tuesday, putting a powerful Indonesian communications satellite into orbit. Using a first stage making its 17th flight, the Falcon …
I.S.S. Asks If War Could Threaten the Space Station. The Answer Is More Boring Than the Question
Still, I.S.S. has landed at an awkward time for the actual ISS. Russia and the US are far from a nuclear conflict, but they are on opposite sides of a …
Why there is a new global race to the moon
Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in …
The Skyhook Could Slingshot Mankind Across The Solar System
The International Space Station is due for decommission in the 2030s. NASA is currently evaluating how to go about retiring the station: options include letting it burn up in the …
We Finally Saw That Missing Space Tomato and Wish We Hadn’t
For a year, a rogue tomato was missing in action on board the International Space Station (ISS), sparking rumors that an astronaut may have eaten it during a moment of …
First tomato ever grown in space, lost 8 months ago, found by NASA astronauts
It has been one of the universe’s greatest mysteries — the disappearance of the first tomato grown in space. That is, until this week, when the seven astronauts at the …
Don’t Worry Everyone, NASA Found The Missing Space Tomato
For the last eight months, unbeknownst to most of the world, a massive scandal in the space community has been brewing. A tomato, grown as part of NASA’s VEG-05 challenge …
Cosmonauts remotely guide Russian cargo ship to space station docking after guidance glitch
A Russian Progress cargo ship carrying more than 5,570 pounds of equipment and supplies docked at the International Space Station early Sunday after a two-day rendezvous. Cosmonauts working at a …