International Space Station (ISS)

Gallery: Dragon Splashes Down Successfully

Splashdown! The SpaceX Dragon has returned home safely, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at 16:36 UTC (12:36 p.m. EDT)…

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The SpaceX Dragon commercially developed cargo craft loaded with thousands of pounds of precious science samples has departed from the…

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With the Canadian national anthem playing, astronaut Chris Hadfield accepted the “keys” to the International Space Station from outgoing Expedition…

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Don Pettit has always been one of our favorite astronauts. From his "Saturday Morning Science" and "Science Off the Sphere"…

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Imagine visiting Star Fleet headquarters in the 23nd Century and being engulfed by a holodeck journey to a 21st century…

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As we reported in January, a new telescope was installed on the International Space Station – not to observe the…

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Sunday was a big day in space, and astronaut Chris Hadfield captured the excitement in photos, and shared them via…

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Kennedy Space Center - After overcoming a frightening thruster failure that could have spelled rapid doom on the heels of…

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Kennedy Space Center - All systems are GO and the weather outlook looks spectacular for the March 1 blast off…

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We never get tired of these amazing views from the International Space Station, but this one has it all: a…

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