ISS

One Astronaut’s Kids Get a Valentine’s Day View of Dad’s Office in Orbit

It's a wonderful thing for children to look up to their fathers, but some kids have to look a little…

12 years ago

Fire! How the Mir Incident Changed Space Station Safety

Sixteen years ago, a fire on the Russian space station Mir erupted after a cosmonaut routinely ignited a perchlorate canister…

12 years ago

Mission Control Loses Contact with International Space Station

Today at about 9:45 a.m. EST (15:45 UTC) the International Space Station experienced a loss of communication with the Mission…

12 years ago

45 meter Asteroid to Skirt Very Near Earth on Feb 15

Our home planet is due for a record setting space encounter on Friday (Feb. 15) of this week, when a…

12 years ago

Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12

Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…

12 years ago

Space Jam: Astronaut Sings Duet From the Space Station

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield participated in an annual event for Canadian music students from a unique location: a long-distance perch…

12 years ago

Another Amazing Earth View: The Andes Under a Blue Pacific Fog

View of the Andes from the ISS on Feb. 4, 2013 (NASA) Even though he's a busy guy, Expedition 34…

12 years ago

NASA to BEAM Up Inflatable Space Station Module

More details have emerged on NASA’s plan to add the first commercial module to the International Space Station, an inflatable…

12 years ago