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  Russian cosmonaut launches from US for first time in 20 years, alongside NASA, Japanese astronauts

  World | December 16, 2022 12:47 IST

  For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S., launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.

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  Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024, say reports

  World | July 26, 2022 22:02 IST

  Russia-Ukraine war: According to reports, Moscow may take this move over sanctions levied on the country amid Ukraine war.

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  Russia warns sanctions could cause International Space Station to crash

  World | March 12, 2022 13:20 IST

  ISS is modular space station in low earth orbit. It a collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).

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  Space Station "largely isolated" from tensions over Ukraine

  World | February 24, 2022 8:42 IST

  Scott Pace, who served as executive secretary of the space council under President Trump and is now the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said the space station “has been largely isolated” from political events.

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  SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station

  Science | November 11, 2021 9:18 IST

  The crew launch marked SpaceX's fourth for NASA in 1-1/2 years and the company's fifth passenger flight overall.

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  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin unveils plans to build 'business park' in space

  Science | October 26, 2021 12:05 IST

  Blue Origin said that the new space station Orbital Reef will be habitable for up to 10 people. It will become operational by 2030. 

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  Can NASA astronauts take shower in space? This video from international space station explains all

  Science | September 03, 2021 20:04 IST

  "Shower Shower Hour! Astronauts can’t take showers in space or the water would go everywhere, so I thought I would demonstrate how we keep hair clean on the @Space_Station. The simple things we take for granted on Earth are not so simple in micro-gravity!" NASA astronaut Megan McArthur wrote.

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  SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot, ice cream for 7 astronauts on the space station

  Science | August 29, 2021 14:45 IST

  The Dragon is carrying more than 4,800 pounds (2,170 kilograms) of supplies and experiments, and fresh food including avocados, lemons and even ice cream for the space station’s seven astronauts.

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  Russian module briefly throws International Space Station out of control

  Science | July 30, 2021 8:31 IST

  Flight controllers regained control using thrusters on other Russian components at the station to right the ship, and it is now stable and safe, NASA said.

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  How does Tokyo look from Space during Olympics? NASA shares image

  World | July 29, 2021 20:06 IST

  Taking to Instagram, NASA shared an image of Tokyo, where Olympic games are being held, showing the city glowing bright with the magic of the Olympics. The image was captured by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

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  Astronauts finish installing first solar arrays outside International Space Station

  Science | June 21, 2021 12:44 IST

  NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet in their eighth spacewalk of the year outside the ISS deployed the new ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) on the far end of the left (port) side of the station's backbone truss structure (P6).

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  EXPLAINER: China prepares space station core module launch

  Science | April 28, 2021 14:40 IST

  When completed by late 2022, Tianhe is expected to weigh about 66 tons, a fraction the size of the International Space Station, which launched its first module in 1998 and will weigh about 450 tons when completed.

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  Russian resupply ship launches to space station

  Science | February 15, 2021 14:25 IST

  An uncrewed Russian cargo ship carrying just over one ton of nitrogen, water and propellant to the International Space Station launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Monday.

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  SpaceX capsules parked side-by-side at station for 1st time

  Science | December 09, 2020 12:14 IST

  The cargo Dragon will remain at the space station for a month, before parachuting into the Atlantic with science samples and discarded gear. The crew Dragon will stay up until spring.

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  Russian spacewalk prepares space station for new module

  Science | November 19, 2020 14:58 IST

  Two Russian cosmonauts have conducted a six-hour 48-minute spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for a new module.

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  Space station turns into world-class laboratory in 20 years

  Science | November 01, 2020 21:13 IST

  As astronauts celebrate the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, NASA has said the orbiting laboratory has turned into a world-class facility for research which has conducted thousands of investigations from over 100 different countries.

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  Breathtaking picture of the brightest comet in 7 years clicked from ISS shared by Russian Cosmonaut

  Science | July 05, 2020 11:15 IST

  In a day filled with celestial anomalies, a Russian Cosmonaut has shared an image of a comet taken from the International Space Station (ISS). The image is significant in more ways than one. The cosmonaut, Ivan Vagner, claimed that the comet -- C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) -- is the brightest comet in 7 years. And also, the tail of the comet is quite clearly visible from the image taken by Vagner. 

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  SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docks with space station

  Science | May 31, 2020 20:34 IST

  The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the beginning of a new era in the US space programme.

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  Russian cargo ship docked to International space station

  Science | April 25, 2020 14:32 IST

  Among the investigations on which the space station crew performed work during the week of April 20 included "Food Acceptability" which examines the effect of repetitive consumption of the somewhat limited selection of foods available during spaceflight.

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  NASA to launch first American astronauts to space station since 2011

  Science | April 18, 2020 7:49 IST

  NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:32 p.m. EDT May 27, from Launch Complex 39A in Florida.