Tag: International Space Station
SpaceX launches crew of Saudi astronauts to International Space Station | World News
Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the…
International Space Station to resume spacewalks, six months after incident
NASA has greenlit spacewalks outside of the International Space Station after a flight readiness review. Spacewalks were suspended for nearly seven months since March 23…
SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station
The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic…
SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian
A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and…
Russia calls ageing space station ‘dangerous’ as it plans successor
The International Space Station (ISS) is dangerous and unfit for purpose, Russia’s space chief said on Thursday, as Moscow pushes ahead with plans to quit…
Russia says it would be ready to extend spaceflight sharing deal with U.S.
Russia would be ready to extend a deal with the United States to share flights to the International Space Station beyond 2024 if the first…
Science news weekly recap: Chinese rocket debris, ISS robots, and more
China successfully launched the Wentian module of its Tiangong space station last week. But this week, the country is closely monitoring the uncontrolled reentry of…
NASA robots work together for the first time on International Space Station
Humans are not alone on the International Space Station. For a while now, cube-shaped free-flying robots called Astrobees have helped astronauts with their tasks on…
Russia signals space station pullout; NASA says it’s not official yet | World News
Russia’s new space chief said on Tuesday his country plans to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, though a senior NASA official said…
UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi to be the first Arab astronaut to spend six months on ISS
Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi will become the first Arab astronaut to be part of a long-term mission to the International Space Station (ISS) after…