ISS
The Severe Pacific Northwest Flooding Seen From Space
The severe flooding that happened this month was captured by Earth Observation satellites, showing the extent of Climate Change in…
Blue Origin Announces the “Orbital Reef,” the Space Station they Plan to Build in Orbit
Blue Origin and Sierra Space have joined with other commercial space partners to create the first commercial space station: The…
The Astronauts who Would Have Tested Starliner Have Been Reassigned to an Upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
NASA has taken the two astronauts selected to test the Starliner and reassigned them to fly the fifth SpaceX Dragon…
Astronauts Have Used Bacteria to Extract Useful Metals out of Rocks
History has viewed mining as a job that requires a lot of heavy machinery and physical labor. Pulling valuable material…
Cosmonauts Find Cracks in the Aging Zarya ISS Module
Cosmonauts aboard the ISS have reported new cracks in the Zarya module, the latest indication that the ISS is showing…
China Wants to Build a Spaceship That’s Kilometers Long
China is considering building spacecraft in orbit that would measure a few kilometers long and ensure they become the dominant…
NASA Sends a 3D Printer for Lunar Regolith and More to the ISS
One of the reasons the ISS is still alive and kicking is that it offers a unique environment for testing…
Boeing Starliner Launch Scrubbed. No Idea When it Might fly
With all the news recently about relatively young rocket companies successfully flinging their founders and some actual astronauts into space,…
Russia’s new Module Kicks the Station out of Position, Causes a Delay for Starliner
The new Russian module temporarily kicked the ISS out of position, causing a delay for Boeing's Starliner mission.
Europe Launches its new Robotic arm, Which Will Crawl Around the International Space Station Like an Inchworm
The robotic arms of the ISS are some of its most useful tools. The arms, designed by Canadian and Japanese…