After the first piece, a handful of modules will added over time—just as the International Space Station was built. These early modules will be like the first, but outfitted for different ...

The work draws on extensive research on the ISS model in theory and practice, as well as case studies of five very different communities across the United States—Berea, Kentucky; Salem, Massachusetts; ...

NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the station’s life in 2030.

From holes in robotic arm to cracks in the window, astronauts have been complaining about the state of the International Space Station (ISS) for years. A NASA report this week admitted that ...

THE race to replace the International Space Station (ISS) is rapidly gaining momentum as the orbital outpost nears its retirement date. In just seven years, Nasa hopes to have a fully fledged ...

"We are planning our next set ... early next year," Bill Spetch, operations and integration manager of NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) program, said of spacewalks during a press ...

Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize shortlisted novel Orbital is set inside an International Space Station-like vessel circling 250 miles above Earth. It looks at a day-in-the-life of the crew, ...

It’s easy to space out with a view like that. NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station Thursday got a show for the ages after a geomagnetic storm sent the vivid aurora borealis ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, known for his long-exposure photographs from the International Space Station (ISS), recently captured views above Mexico and the United States showing city lights ...

A time-lapse photo of the Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-31 cargo Dragon mission to the ISS Nov. 4. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space ...

Humans—and American humans, in particular—have been aboard the International Space Station continuously for nearly 30 years. It’s a matter of national pride that U.S. crew members have ...

Bill Spetch, ISS operations and integration manager, said the "food kit" includes "citrus, apples, sweet onions, blueberries, radishes, etc," along with lobster, crab and quail for holiday meals.