International Space Station Archives

New Chinese Spacecraft Could Dock With The ISS

Chinese experts are hard at work on the development of a new spacecraft that will be tested in the following months, and it appears that it will include new technology that should allow it to dock with the International Space…

March 31, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

Astronauts Are Willing to Try Out Boeing’s Starliner Despite Its Recent Failure

Recently, Boeing’s Starliner made its debut launching, but there were some issues. Due to a problem with the spacecraft’s outboard timing mode. Such a thing was supposed to be an eight-day-full mission – with a break by the International Space…

December 28, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

NASA Doubled The Incoming Data Rate Coming From The International Space Station

NASA has increased the rate at which data coming from the International Space Station arrives at the research teams on Earth, intending to keep a similar pace on future developments on Gateway, NASA’s planned space station that will be orbiting…

August 21, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

The International Space Station Prepared to Grow Fruits in Space

It was humanity’s wildest dream to send humans into space. And in 1961 it became a reality. Nowadays, the space race will mean nothing if we cannot assure a sustainable living in space. And how better start doing that than…

July 16, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

The International Space Station Has Received Robotic Bees

If you are wondering if the crew from the space missions needs robots, then the answer is yes. NASA sent last year a robotic assistant named CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Company) to help ISS crew with different tasks from schedule…

April 20, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

The International Space Station Is Invaded By Fungi And Bacteria, New NASA Study Revealed

According to what a new study has found, fungi and bacteria are all over the International Space Station, and they can form biofilms that promote antibiotic resistance and cause diseases. They can corroded even the spacecraft. The station was built…

April 9, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

First All-Female Spacewalk In History To Take Place Soon

An all-female spacewalk will take place for the first time in history at the International Space Station. CNN received the confirmation from NASA. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch as part of Expedition 59 will carry out the spacewalk…

March 7, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Space Tourism: A Trip To The International Space Station Would Cost You $55 Million

Space tourism is developing faster than expected. Axiom Space, a company based in Houston, USA, it’s organizing trips to the International Space Station and is planning on constructing the first commercial space station in the history. But, a flight to…

June 15, 2018 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launched Yesterday To Replenish The International Space Station Resources

On Monday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and a capsule, already used in 2017, took off with 2,600 kg of food and scientific equipment to be delivered to ISS. The US company SpaceX managed Monday to recycle a rocket and…

April 3, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

NASA Sends Astronaut To Live For 6 Months On The International Space Station

NASA has many capable astronauts that are always ready to start long missions away from home. Next to American citizens, here we can meet Canadians or people with both US and Canada citizenship. All of them are prepared to work…

March 23, 2018 ·by Diana Vizireanu· 0