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08 Apr 2022

SpaceX gives rocket ride to ISS to 3 space enthusiasts; Check tickets' cost

NASA is finally getting into the act, after years of opposing space station visitors All the 3 businessmen are paying $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and accommodations Russia has been hosting tourists at the space station and before that the Mir station for decades

16 Nov 2021

DNA: Russia blasts own satellite; Will space become battlefield?

The United States and NASA condemned Russia for launching a "dangerous and irresponsible" missile strike that blew up a Russian satellite and created a debris cloud that forced the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) to take evasive action.

11 Nov 2021

DNA: Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari's space journey

SpaceX has sent four astronauts to the International Space Station. 44-year-old Indian American Raja Chari has been made mission commander. He is a trained pilot of a US Air Force fighter jet.

05 Nov 2021

SpaceX crew launch delayed again over astronaut's undisclosed 'medical issue'

The weather in November can be especially challenging for space flights The U.S.-German crew was scheduled to be rocketed to the space station last weekend

17 Oct 2021

After wrapping up shoot for first film in space, Russian crew to travel back

A space capsule with Oleg Novitskiy, Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko will land in the steppes of Kazakhstan.

06 Oct 2021

Russian film crew jet off to space to shoot a movie - In Pics

11 Sep 2021

Smoke and fire alarms on ISS force Russian cosmonauts to take 7-hour spacewalk

A smoke and fire alarm went off on the Zvezda service module, which provides living quarters for crew members on the International Space Station. The problem now seems to be sorteqd as the team returned to rest.

03 Sep 2021

NASA astronaut reveals how she shampoos hair in microgravity - Watch video

Astronaut Megan McArthur shared a clip to show how astronauts wash up their hair in space The shampoo used by the astronauts is a no-rinse shampoo

02 Sep 2021

NASA astronaut gets a special gift from Elon Musk, reason will make you smile

Astronaut Megan McArthur celebrated her 50th birthday aboard the ISS and also had a surprise in store for her. Read here...

09 Aug 2021

Astronauts take Tokyo Olympics to space, hold closing ceremony in ISS

Two astronauts did their own small closing ceremony on ISS French astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared the video of their little closing ceremony

30 Jul 2021

ISS goes out of control after misfire of Russian module

On Thursday (July 29) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials informed that the International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it was docked to the orbiting outpost. In this collection of pictures, we take a look at the magnificent ISS situated at the edge of space.

30 Jul 2021

International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module

The Russian module`s jets inexplicably restarted causing the entire International Space Station to pitch out of its normal flight position, briefly, NASA officials said.

23 Jun 2021

Astronauts finish 1st solar arrays installation outside ISS

NASA astronaut and ESA astronaut finish 1st solar arrays installation outside International Space Station The new iROSA was delivered to the ISS by the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in June The first pair of solar arrays wAS deployed in December 2000

26 Apr 2021

NASA awards Elon Musk's Space X $2.9 billion contract to bring astronauts

The spacecraft lifted off from NASA`s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 5.49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0949 GMT) It was the first time that Elon Musk`s SpaceX reused a capsule and a rocket to launch astronauts The spacecraft is due to arrive at the ISS early Saturday following a flight of over 23 hours

International Space Station

24 Mar 2021

Bacteria found on International Space Station named after Indian Scientist

The research was carried out at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology The crew of scientists and researchers also included a team from India's University of Hyderabad Astronauts from various crews have been collecting the samples from eight different spots on the space station since 2014

16 Jan 2021

Curious about how sunrise and sunset will look from space? Check here

Have you ever thought how the same Sun would look when you are not on Earth? Check here!

16 Dec 2020

NASA shares view from space, bright city lights of New Delhi: See pic!

NASA has shared a breathtaking picture of the Earth as seen from space. The picture highlights several places on Earth including New Delhi.

16 Nov 2020

In a first, SpaceX rocket carrying 4 astronauts launches into space

Four astronauts took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX rocket on Monday. The four astronauts are headed for the International Space Station. SpaceX is owned by billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

27 Sep 2020

NASA to launch advanced toilet worth $23mn for International Space Station

The toilet is scheduled to launch, along with other cargo, on Northrop Grumman`s contract resupply mission to ISS from NASA`s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on September 29. The new space toilet that NASA is sending, called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS), will be smaller, more comfortable and support a larger crew. NASA will test it out before using a similar system on future Moon and Mars missions.

27 Aug 2020

Astronaut Jeanette Epps on course to become first black woman to join ISS crew

Astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to create history by becoming the first black woman to serve as an International Space Station (ISS) crew member. Epss has been selected by NASA for a 2021 mission aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. According to NASA, Epps will join astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada for a six-month expedition to the ISS.

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