Small seeds on Cygnus cargo ship could lead to giant leap for farming in space When Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket launches a robotic Cygnus cargo spaceship toward the International Space Station, as early as Monday,… Read More
Frosty vs. Leaky: Spacewalkers shuffle spare coolant pumps at space station News Brief: Two NASA spacewalkers repositioned a pair of spare coolant pumps outside the International Space Station today during a… Read More
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station News Brief: After a month of unloading and reloading, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was set loose from the International Space… Read More
NanoRacks lays out vision for turning rockets into space outposts, starting with Independence-1 Don’t call them commercial space stations, or gateways, or portals. NanoRacks is laying claim to a different moniker for its… Read More
Dragon delivers cargo to space station News Brief: Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the… Read More
SpaceX sends reused cargo ship to space station on reused Falcon 9 rocket … again SpaceX sent nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments to the International Space Station today, using a Falcon 9… Read More
Space station crew returns to full strength with trio’s arrival on Russian Soyuz craft News Brief: Two days after their launch, a fresh trio of spacefliers floated through the International Space Station’s hatch today… Read More
U.S.-Russian crew lifts off on two-day trip to International Space Station News Brief: Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from its Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, sending two NASA astronauts and a… Read More
Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite Putting a supercomputer in a package that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread is one thing. Making sure… Read More
Space station trio gets warm welcome back to Earth in frosty Kazakhstan News Brief: Three spacefliers touched down amid subfreezing temperatures in Kazakhstan tonight, closing out their 168-day mission on the International… Read More
Billionaire Robert Bigelow sets up new company to operate future space stations Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace has had space modules in orbit for more than a decade, but now billionaire founder Robert Bigelow… Read More
Commercial space ventures hail NASA opportunities in orbit and on the moon The Trump administration’s proposed shift to commercial partners for space operations in low Earth orbit as well as on and… Read More
NASA budget proposal boosts commercial role in space station and moon missions The White House’s proposed five-year budget plan would provide a bigger boost to commercial space efforts, including a potential handover… Read More
Cosmonauts toss out antenna box, install a new one during longest Russian spacewalk News Brief: A pair of Russian cosmonauts today conducted their nation’s longest-ever spacewalk to replace an electronics box for a… Read More
White House gets pushback on plan to phase out space station funding by 2025 White House budget plans are zeroing in on zeroing out federal funding for the International Space Station by 2025, to… Read More
Spacewalkers put new hand on robot arm News Brief: NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle spent nearly seven and a half hours on a spacewalk… Read More
DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA… Read More
A new trio settles in on the space station News Brief: The International Space Station’s crew is back up to its full complement of six, thanks to today’s arrival… Read More
Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery News Brief: Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from… Read More
SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station For the first time, SpaceX has sent a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from a refurbished… Read More
Three spacefliers get a wintry homecoming after leaving International Space Station News Brief: Three spacefliers landed safely in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan today after riding their Russian Soyuz spacecraft down… Read More
Tethers Unlimited wins NASA grant to work on future FabLab for 3-D printing in space Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited is getting a shot at helping to create an advanced fabrication facility that could manufacture and… Read More
Thanksgiving on the space station: Just another day at the office, but with turkey Thanksgiving Day is a workday on the International Space Station, but it’s still a special day for the station’s six… Read More
Get a double dose of ‘Year in Space’ lore from astronaut (and author) Scott Kelly Space fans are used to seeing double when they’re keeping track of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, but this… Read More
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship to space station with a ‘nation’ Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket today sent a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on the first step of its journey to the International… Read More
Startups win another $500,000 from Boeing and CASIS for zero-gravity tech The Boeing Co. and a nonprofit group called the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, or CASIS, have… Read More
News Brief That’s a wrap! NASA spacewalkers install new HD video camera on space station NASA astronauts finished up this month’s trio of spacewalks with a nearly seven-hour-long outing today — highlighted by the installation of… Read More
News Brief After delayed launch, Russian robotic craft makes cargo delivery to space station Almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies were delivered to the International Space Station today aboard a robotic Russian… Read More
Watch astronauts flip when they get to play with a fidget spinner on the space station We’re not entirely sure if fidget spinners are still a thing on Earth. But judging by a new video from… Read More
News Brief Spacewalkers replace a broken hand on International Space Station’s robotic arm A pair of NASA spacewalkers replaced a faulty gripper on the end of the International Space Station’s Canadian-built robotic arm… Read More
