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Russian crew returns from shooting the first feature film on the ISS
Russian fillmmakers have returned to Earth after shooting the first feature film aboard the International Space Station.
Surprise Soyuz thruster firing tilted and turned the ISS
The ISS turned by 57 degrees after a docked Soyuz spacecraft continued to fire its thrusters during testing when it was supposed to end.
A Russian crew is shooting the first feature film on the ISS
Tom Cruise hoped to make the first movie in space. Not this time, Maverick.
Soon you can experience a spacewalk through virtual reality
Felix & Paul Studio filmed 3D, 360-degree spacewalk scenes outside the International Space Station.
Capturing life aboard the ISS in a four-part VR documentary series
A new four-part immersive, virtual reality video series, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, will take viewers aboard the International Space Station.
Watch SpaceX's Crew-1 mission return to Earth starting at 8:35PM ET
The SpaceX Crew-1 mission is returning to Earth after half a year at the ISS, and you can watch it live beginning at 8:35PM Eastern.
SpaceX's reused Crew Dragon capsule docks with the ISS
Crew Dragon has docked with the International Space Station as part of the Crew-2 mission, marking the first time SpaceX has reused a crewed capsule.
SpaceX successfully launches four astronauts into orbit for ISS rendezvous
SpaceX has successfully launched four astronauts into orbit en route to the International Space Station (ISS) and stuck the landing with the Falcon 9's first stage booster.
Watch SpaceX's first ISS astronaut launch with a reused Falcon rocket
SpaceX set for its second operational Crew Dragon mission (Crew-2) to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:49 AM ET today.
Russia is considering leaving the ISS for its own space station
Russia's space agency Roscosmos has reportedly started work on its own orbiting space station as it considers leaving the ISS by 2025.
SpaceX gets the go-ahead for Crew Dragon launch to ISS next week
NASA and SpaceX's Crew Dragon is a go for liftoff to the International Space Station next week following the completion of a Flight Readiness Review.
SpaceX's first private flight will put a 29-year-old American in orbit
One of the private citizens on SpaceX's commercial Inspiration 4 mission will be Hayley Arceneaux, who at 29 years old will be the youngest-ever American to fly into space, the NY Times has reported.
NASA astronauts complete multi-year project to upgrade batteries on the ISS
The International Space Station Program approved the development of lithium-ion batteries to replace the station’s aging power storage system back in 2011. The batteries aren’t quite like the lithium-ion we’re used to, with their space-grade lithium-ion cells and radiant barrier shield.
James 'Scotty' Doohan's ashes may have been smuggled aboard the ISS
James Doohan's ashes may have been clandestinely brought aboard the ISS.
SpaceX and its kick-ass, phenomenal, totally awesome 2020
2020 has been very good to SpaceX with the aerospace transportation firm surpassing a number of milestones, achieving virtually every goal it set out for itself during the year.
Watch SpaceX launch its first updated cargo Dragon capsule at 11:17AM ET
SpaceX is launching an upgraded cargo Dragon capsule for the first time at 11:17AM Eastern. The new spacecraft can dock entirely on its own.
The International Space Station gets its first space refrigerator
The units were designed by BioServe Space Technologies at UCB and are only about the size of a standard microwave. ISS has a water-cooling system we’ll be tapped into to directly dump the waste heat and keep the system cool.”
Hitting the Books: The invisible threat that every ISS astronaut fears
“Station, Houston, execute ammonia leak emergency response, I say again, execute emergency response, ammonia leak, this is not a drill!”
Watch SpaceX return Crew Dragon astronauts to Earth starting at 5:45PM ET
SpaceX is about to return astronauts to Earth aboard Crew Dragon for the first time, and you can watch starting at 5:45PM Eastern.
Chernobyl mold could shield astronauts from deep-space radiation
One of the biggest dangers of interplanetary travel is radiation exposure. In a single round trip to Mars, for instance, you may absorb 60 percent of the maximum recommend lifetime dosage. One surprising solution may be mold, according to researchers from Stanford and North Carolina universities. They discovered that fungus thriving in the nuclear fallout of Chernobyl blocked radiation on the international space station (ISS), and could be adapted for trips to the Moon and Mars.