On March 21st, 2026 with 31 comments
China's orbital outpost Tiangong was completed in 2022 and is hosting up to three astronauts at a time, reports CNN.
But meanwhile U.S. lawmakers are now...
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On March 6th, 2026 with 69 comments
A recently-revised Senate authorization bill (PDF), co-sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, would extend the International Space Station's...
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On February 27th, 2026 with 25 comments
Longtime Slashdot reader ArchieBunker shares a report from NBC News: NASA revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke was the crew member who suffered a medical...
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On February 1st, 2026 with 22 comments
"A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station," reports ScienceAlert, "and the changes these 'bugs'...
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On January 15th, 2026 with 26 comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their...
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On January 10th, 2026 with 43 comments
It will be the first medical evacuation from the International space station in its 25-year history. The Guardian reports:
An astronaut in the orbital...
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On January 3rd, 2026 with 39 comments
A small section of the International Space Station that has experienced persistent leaks for years appears to have stopped venting atmosphere into space....
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On December 2nd, 2025 with 21 comments
A Soyuz launch at Baikonur damaged Russia's only launchpad capable of sending astronauts and crucial propellant to the ISS. "The rocket itself headed to space...
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On December 1st, 2025 with 77 comments
After a successful November 27th launch to the International Space Station, Russia discovered an accident had occurred on their launch site's mobile...
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On November 26th, 2025 with 26 comments
China launched an uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to serve as an emergency lifeboat for three astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station after a docked...
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On November 21st, 2025 with 34 comments
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Inspired by moss's resilience, researchers sent moss sporophytes -- reproductive structures that encase spores...
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On October 26th, 2025 with 10 comments
"Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday," reports Space.com:
The robotic HTV-X...
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On August 18th, 2025 with 14 comments
Take a look at what being called "a stunning phenomenon," captured in a photo taken from the International Space Station as it passed above a thunderstorm over...
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On August 9th, 2025 with 29 comments
After five months on the International Space Station, four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule named Endurance,...
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On August 9th, 2025 with 7 comments
NASA's Crew-10 mission has departed the International Space Station after 146 days, with astronauts Nichole Ayers, Anne McClain, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill...
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On June 28th, 2025 with 25 comments
On the International Space Station, air has been slowly leaking out for years from a Russia-controlled module, reports CNN.
But recently "station operators...
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On June 14th, 2025 with 18 comments
NASA and Axiom Space have indefinitely delayed the Axiom-4 launch to the International Space Station due to concerns about a persistent air leak in the Russian...
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On April 6th, 2025 with 97 comments
The Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters while approaching the International Space Station last summer. NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore took manual control,...
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On April 5th, 2025 with 31 comments
This week NASA "issued a solicitation for the next two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station," reports Space News. Scheduled after May...
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On March 14th, 2025 with 16 comments
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a four-member crew to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and...
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On February 23rd, 2025 with 303 comments
An anonymous reader shared this report from ABC News:
Elon Musk called this week for the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS) "as soon as...
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On February 15th, 2025 with 18 comments
Last June two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station on the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner. But they aren't stranded there,...
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On February 7th, 2025 with 12 comments
NASA is planning to host a live Twitch stream next week from the International Space Station (ISS). "The stream, which takes place on February 12th at 11:45AM...
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On December 24th, 2024 with 37 comments
fjo3 shares a report from the Washington Post: The International Space Station had to fire thrusters from a docked spacecraft last month to avoid a piece of...
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On December 21st, 2024 with 5 comments
Axiom Space has revised its plan for assembling its commercial space station by launching the Payload, Power, and Thermal module first, enabling it to operate...
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On December 20th, 2024 with 33 comments
Ars Technica's Eric Berger reports: In a wide-ranging interview with a Russian television station, the chief executive of Russia's main space corporation said...
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On December 19th, 2024 with 44 comments
NASA has delayed the launch of SpaceX Crew-10 to late March 2025 to allow time for processing a new Dragon spacecraft, extending the stay of astronauts Butch...
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On November 19th, 2024 with 47 comments
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 that will support crewed missions to the moon and serve as a hub for scientific research. Space...
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On November 16th, 2024 with 39 comments
"NASA has emphasized the ISS crew is in no immediate danger," reports Space.com. "The leaking area in the Russian segment of the orbital complex has been...
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On October 25th, 2024 with 50 comments
Four astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday after their record ISS mission stretched to eight months due to Boeing capsule malfunctions and...
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