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Boeing is still struggling to figure out when its plagued Starliner spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ISS, can safely return.

Boeing’s Cursed Starliner Seems to Be Stuck on the Space Station Indefinitely

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA astronau was shocked to find water squirting from her spacesuit, forcing the agency to call off the spacewalk.

NASA Astronaut Alarmed When Water Starts Squirting Out of Her Suit as She Embarks on Spacewalk

By Victor Tangermann

What was set to be NASA's 90th spacewalk at the ISS was called off just an hour before the astronauts were scheduled to egress.

NASA Cancels Spacewalk With Cryptic Announcement About “Spacesuit Discomfort”

By Frank Landymore

NASA accidentally broadcasted the audio of an emergency simulation over a routine ISS livestream, causing alarm among viewers.

NASA Apologizes for Broadcasting Emergency on Space Station

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside of the ISS to see if microorganisms that were attached to the exterior survived.

NASA Astronauts Checking Exterior of Space Station for Living Organisms

By Victor Tangermann

Bpoeing has discovered five different helium leaks on its Starliner spacecraft while docked to the International Space Station.

Boeing Starliner Stuck on Space Station as More Leaks Discovered

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing had to call off its first Starliner docking attempt with the International Space Station due to thrusters malfunctioning.

Boeing’s Starliner Has Trouble Docking With Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing has finally launched its much-maligned Starliner astronaut shuttle into space with two NASA astronauts on board.

Boeing Spacecraft Finally Manages to Limp Off the Earth

By Victor Tangermann

On Saturday, Boeing had to scrub the launch of its much-maligned astronaut shuttle once more, adding to years of technical mishaps and delays.

Boeing Keeps Making Excuses to Push Back First Astronaut Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center last week in preparation for its maiden voyage to the ISS.

A Real-Life “Star Wars”-Style Spacecraft Is Preparing for Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts, who are flying Boeing's Starliner next week, recall having to avoid "black zones" onboard the space shuttle.

Astronaut Recalls Spacecrafts Flying Through Deadly “Black Zones”

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station has long been known to be gross, and according to a new study, it has bacteria mutating into something alien.

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Mutant Bacteria Discovered Aboard International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

Last month, a 2-pound object crashed through the roof of Alexandro Otero's home in Florida. NASA admitted it belonged to the space station.

NASA Admits Space Station Junk Crashed Through Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

NASA footage from the International Space Station shows a massive, looming cloud of darkness engulfing huge swathes of the United States.

The Solar Eclipse Looks Absolutely Wild From Space

By Victor Tangermann

The first crewed test launch of Boeing's much-maligned Starliner spacecraft has been delayed yet again by another six days.

Boeing Can’t Seem to Stop Delaying Its First Astronaut Launch

By Victor Tangermann

A sizable, cylindrical object crashed through the roof of a Florida home — and experts believe it may have originated from the ISS.

NASA Recovers Debris That Crashed Through Florida Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

A Japanese astronaut was embarrassed when he got a picture of an errant toolbag instead of the iconic Mount Fuji.

Astronaut Tried to Photograph Mt. Fuji, Snapped Picture of Space Junk Instead

By Noor Al-Sibai

Belarusian flight attendant Marina Vasilevskaya won a trip to the International Space Station as part of a national science award.

Woman Wins Contest, Blasts Off and Docks at Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX ground control spotted a small crack forming on the seal of the Crew Dragon's hatch during countdown on Sunday.

NASA Launches Astronauts After Finding Crack in Spacecraft During Countdown

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's space agency has confirmed that air is continuing to leak from its segment of the International Space Station.

Russia Confirms Small But Growing Leak in Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station

Departing Astronauts Leave Sticky Brown Surprise in Space Station

By Sharon Adarlo

Colorado-based space company Sierra Space showed off its sleek Dream Chaser spaceplane, stacked on top of its cargo module, last week.

Sierra Space Reveals “Star Wars”-Looking New Spaceship

By Victor Tangermann

This summer, the US Space Force will send its first "Guardian" to the International Space Station as part of NASA and SpaceX's Crew-9 mission.

Space Force Finally Launching a Single Employee Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

Private space company Sierra Space has blown up its first full-scale inflatable space habitat dubbed LIFE — and it was all part of the plan.

Full-Scale Prototype Space Habitat Explodes Under Pressure

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have made a startling discovery: the husks of two old and dried-out tomatoes.

NASA Proudly Shows Off Desiccated Tomatos Lost in Space Station Crevice

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was accused of eating a tiny tomato that was grown on board the space station. It has now been found.

Space Station Astronauts Find Desiccated Tomato After Blaming Colleague for Its Theft

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is celebrating its 25th birthday even as NASA prepares to put it out to pasture.

Space Station Turns 25, Just in Time to Die

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Scientific American reports, NASA estimates that it'll cost almost $1 billion to safely decommission the International Space Station.

Destroying the Space Station Will Cost NASA $1 Billion

By Victor Tangermann

A tool bag was lost during a spacewalk at the International Space Station, and it should be orbiting low enough to see it with binoculars.

NASA Astronauts Let a Tool Bag Drift Away and You Can Now Spot It With Binoculars

By Frank Landymore

During a Thursday spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts lost an entire bag of tools.

NASA Astronauts Accidentally Lose Tool Bag During Space Walk

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station's retirement date is looming, and NASA warns that there could be "catastrophe" if it's not safely taken down.

NASA Terrified of Space Station Careening Out of Control and Crashing Into People

By Frank Landymore

The cosmonauts were investigating the cause of a leak of ammonia coolant from the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

Cosmonauts Encounter Deadly “Blob” During Spacewalk

By Frank Landymore

NASA has canceled a planned spacewalk, citing an ammonia coolant leak, which was discovered on the Russian segment earlier this week.

NASA Postpones Spacewalk Due to Leak on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Two astronauts on the ISS are gearing up for a spacewalk to figure out if microorganisms on the outside of the station can survive.

NASA Swabbing Outside of Space Station to See If Stuff Is Growing on It

By Victor Tangermann

The space station's Russian segment has sprung yet another coolant leak, the third in less than a year, raising questions about reliability.

NASA Alarmed to See Flakes Drifting Past Space Station Window

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has spent more consecutive days in the Earth's orbit than any other NASA astronaut before him, at over 355 days.

NASA Astronaut Breaks Agency’s Record for Longest Stay in Space

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station fired its thrusters to avoid incoming space junk yet again, a worrying sign the problem is getting worse.

Space Station Forced to Dodge Space Junk Again

By Victor Tangermann

The dust floating around the International Space Station is worse than what's milling around in your house or apartment, researchers found.

Scientists Alarmed by What Space Station Astronauts Appear to Be Breathing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev went for a ride on a robotic arm outside the International Space Station after outfitting it with a work platform.

Cosmonaut Ghost Rides 37-Foot Robotic Arm Outside Space Station

By Frank Landymore

A power outage struck Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center, temporarily cutting off comss with the International Space Station.

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International Space Station Suffers Comms Blackout Due to Power Outage

By Victor Tangermann

China is preparing to deliver zebrafish to its Tiangong space station to study how they interact with other microorganisms and bone loss.

China Is Sending Fish to Its Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced that astronauts on board the ISS are drinking water that is a whopping 98 percent recovered urine and sweat.

NASA Thrilled That Astronauts Drink 98 Percent of Recycled Bodily Fluids

By Victor Tangermann

Colorado-based aviation company Wilson Aerospace has filed a lawsuit, accusing Boeing of fraud and stealing their intellectual property.

Lawsuit Accuses Boeing of Endangering Astronauts’ Safety

By Victor Tangermann

Conspiracy theorists are spreading rumors that NASA is faking the International Space Station and having astronauts float around underwater.

Maniac Conspiracy Theorists Think the Space Station Is Actually Underwater

By Victor Tangermann

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has delivered a crew of space tourists to the ISS as part of Axiom Space's second-ever mission to the station.

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SpaceX Tourists Swoop Into International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

After completing a seven-hour spacewalk, two Russian cosmonauts intentionally left a bundle of discarded hardware drift away into empty space.

Cosmonauts Caught Littering Directly Into Space During Spacewalk

By Victor Tangermann

Artist and music producer Austin Richard "Post Malone" Post got a rare chance to talk to NASA astronauts currently stationed on board the ISS.

Space Station Contacted by Bizarre Life Form: Post Malone

By Victor Tangermann

While Muslims commemorated one of Ramadan's holiest nights below, an Arab astronaut showed how brightly Mecca is lit up while looking down from space.

Muslim Astronaut Posts Stunning Video of Mecca From Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

Given that the sun rises and sets 16 times per day on the ISS, it may be kind of difficult for Muslim astronaut Sultan Alneyadi to fast during Ramadan.

During Ramadan, Muslims Fast From Sunrise to Sunset. A Muslim Astronaut Will Experience 16 Per Day.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA could be getting a bigger budget next year, with hopes of allocating money to developing its own spacecraft to retire the ISS.

NASA Wants to Build a Special Spacecraft to Destroy the ISS

By Frank Landymore

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada took an "absolutely unreal" photo of the northern lights from on board the International Space Station.

Astronaut Snaps Mind-Melting Photo of Northern Lights Way Down Below

By Victor Tangermann

In a matter of months, two Russian spacecraft docked to the ISS experienced mysterious leaks. Officials claim they were both caused by "external impacts."

Something Hit Spacecraft From the Outside, Russia Says

By Victor Tangermann

In a new interview with Ars Technica, former NSYNC singer Lance Bass recalled how he was held at gunpoint by Russian officials after trying to get to space.

NSYNC’s Lance Bass Says When He Tried to Go to Space, Russian Agents Menaced Him

By Victor Tangermann

After another coollant leak on a Russian spacecraft, NASA and Roscosmos are indefinitely postponing the return flight for the astronauts on the ISS.

Damaged Russian Spacecraft Means NASA Astronauts Might Stay Stuck on the ISS

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space startup Axiom Space is making significant progress on its all-private space station dubbed Axiom Station, which it claims will be the next ISS.

Factory Photos Show Fully Private Space Station Under Construction

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is, without a doubt, really awesome — but even NASA has to admit when the ISS has reached its limits.

NASA Official Admits There’s a Bit of an Issue on the Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia's space agency has announced it will rescue two stranded cosmonauts currently stuck on board of the ISS with an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft next month.

Russia Announces Plan to Rescue Stranded Cosmonauts

By Victor Tangermann

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft

Russia Slaps Down Plan for SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronaut Stranded By Leaking Soyuz Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ISS, sprung a leak. Officials have now identified a hole following an inspection.

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Russia Finds Hole in Spacecraft Docked to International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which is currently docked to the ISS, is rapidly heating up after it sprayed copious amounts of coolant into space.

Russia Alarmed as Spacecraft Heats Up After Coolant Sprays Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

Bad news for astronauts looking to go home: their ride back, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, suddenly started leaking uncontrollably.

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Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS Sprays Fluid Into Space, Seemingly Struck by Micrometeorite

By Frank Landymore

There's still no definitive answer as to what that bizarre smell is on the ISS, but a new report may provide some clues — and they're pretty gross.

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New Details Emerge About the “Peculiar Odor” on International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's not exactly a greenhouse, but astronauts aboard the ISS have been carefully tending to their garden for years. Time for fruits to join the mix.

Astronauts Prepare to Grow Juicy Dwarf Tomatoes in Space

By Frank Landymore

NASA's astronaut social media handbook just dropped — and they've got some staunch guidelines for safely tweeting on the ISS.

NASA Tells Astronauts That Tweeting Isn’t As Important as Staying Alive

By Noor Al-Sibai