Space Station

Shields Up! ISS Spacewalkers Install New Micrometeorite Shields

International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko completed the first spacewalk of the Expedition 32 mission…

12 years ago

Progress Resupply Ship Takes Fast-Track to ISS, Arriving 6 Hours After Launch

After a flawless launch, an unmanned Russian Progress resupply ship used a new expedited technique to reach the International Space…

12 years ago

Progress Supply Ship Re-docks to ISS After Abort

A Russian Progress supply ship has been successfully re-docked to the International Space Station after an initial re-docking failed. The…

12 years ago

Japanese HTV-3 Berthed to International Space Station

The HTV-3 Japanese cargo spacecraft was successfully captured with the International Space Station’s Canadarm 2 robotic arm, and then installed…

12 years ago

Fish in Space: Space Station Gets an Aquarium

Caption: The Aquatic Habitat will enable the study of fish aboard the International Space Station. Credit: JAXA. How does microgravity…

12 years ago

An Orbital Adagio: Nighttime Views from the ISS

People keep making these videos from ISS photography, and we keep loving them. Here's the latest, assembled by photographer Knate…

12 years ago

Japanese Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station

A Japanese resupply ship, the HTV-3 “Kountouri" (White Stork) launched Saturday to the International Space Station, lifting off on an…

12 years ago

New Crew Welcomed Aboard the Space Station

On the 37th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz docking, a new international crew of three arrived at the International Space Station.…

12 years ago

The Audacity to Dream

Making its debut at the TEDxISU (International Space University) event on July 6, the video above is an inspirational call-to-arms…

12 years ago

Don Pettit: Astronaut, Mr. Science, Space Gardner and Astrophotographer Extraordinaire

After completing 193 days in space as a member of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews, astronaut Don Pettit returned…

12 years ago