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The first gorilla suit Mark Kelly sent his twin in space exploded in 2015 when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was lost in a massive fireball.

Astronaut Says First Gorilla Suit He Tried to Smuggle Into Space Blew Up in Fiery Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station's about to get that much cooler now that NASA has approved a venture that will bring an art gallery/museum aboard.

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Startup Will Store Precious Artifacts in Vault Aboard the International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new article in Russian news details missed deadlines, unsafe space equipment and malfunctions as well as corruption and embezzlement at Roscosmos.

Russian Newspaper Publishes Brutal Takedown of Russian Space Program

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Japanese billionaire who spent tens of millions of dollars to take a trip to the International Space Station doesn't care that he can only do so because he's obscenely wealthy.

Billionaire Space Tourist Basically Says “Let Them Eat Cake”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is having a blast on board the International Space Station. In a recent video, he can be seen "playing around in zero gravity."

Billionaire Playboy Shares Video of Himself Frolicking in Outer Space

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is now, officially, a bonafide astronaut.

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Billionaire Playboy Boards International Space Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin was one of three aeronautics companies chosen to design new “commercial destinations” in space to replace the ISS.

NASA Paying Blue Origin $130 Million for New Space Station, Even After Its Ugly Lawsuit

By Tony Ho Tran

Russia might soon press criminal charges against a NASA astronaut for allegedly sabotaging one of their spacecraft in 2018.

Russia Legally Threatens NASA Astronaut for Allegedly Sabotaging Space Station

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA has announced that the International Space Station (ISS) is still at a heightened risk of colliding with Russian space debris.

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Surprise! The ISS Is Still at Risk From Russian Weapon Test

By Noor Al-Sibai

The international space community was in shock when Russia tested an anti-satellite missile. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet to issue a statement.

Everyone’s Condemned Russia Blowing Up a Satellite… Except Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

A recording of the International Space Station crew scrambling for safety after a Russian anti-satellite missile test has been released.

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Hear the Moment ISS Crew Scrambles for Safety from Russian Satellite Debris

By Tony Ho Tran

Russia's Ministry of Defense is defending its reckless actions after blasting an old satellite into 1,500 trackable pieces of space debris.

Russia Says Actually It’s Fine That It Blew Up a Satellite, Filled Orbit With Deadly Space Junk

By Victor Tangermann

US government agencies are in surprising lockstep as they condemn Russia for unexpectedly exploding one of its own satellites.

US Agencies, Military Rush to Condemn Russia Blowing Up Satellite

By Noor Al-Sibai

The US Space Command announced that Russia was behind the debris field that threatened the ISS after it tested an anti-satellite missile on Monday.

Russia Blows Up Satellite, Forcing Its Own Cosmonauts to Cower in Fear

By Tony Ho Tran

For the second time in a week, the International Space Station (ISS) has gotten close enough to an interstellar "debris cloud" to cause the team of astronauts aboard to take refuge in their exit spaceships.

ISS Astronauts Shelter in Escape Vehicles as Mysterious Debris Threatens Station

By Noor Al-Sibai

The International Space Station is maneuvering out of the way of space junk, which was created after China destroyed a derelict satellite in 2007.

ISS Forced to Dodge Debris From Chinese Anti-Satellite Weapon

By Victor Tangermann

A NASA astronaut stationed aboard the ISS acknowledged this week that the crew of her SpaceX return journey will need to wear diapers.

NASA Astronaut: SpaceX Forcing Her to Pee in Diaper Is “Suboptimal”

By Jon Christian

Astronauts on board the International Space Station were treated to a very special meal: space tacos made with the first peppers ever grown in space.

NASA Astronauts Harvest Space Peppers, Make Zero-G Tacos

By Victor Tangermann

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space corporation Roscosmos, said that he's planning to assign cosmonauts to fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Russia Admits Defeat, Says It’ll Launch Cosmonauts on SpaceX Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has announced ambitious plans for a new commercial space station called Orbital Reef.

Blue Origin Unveils Plans for Commercial Space Station Called “Orbital Reef”

By Victor Tangermann

China’s New Space Station Looks Like an Apple Store Inside

China’s New Space Station Looks Like an Apple Store Inside

By Tony Ho Tran

Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced that its Soyuz spacecraft caused the orientation of the International Space Station to change.

Russia Just Accidentally Spun the Space Station AGAIN

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the country's 30th richest man, is making his dream of traveling to space come true in December.

Billionaire Says He’ll Play Badminton on Upcoming Space Station Trip

By Victor Tangermann

Russian actress Yulia Peresild arrived at the International Space Station yesterday to film "The Challenge," the first feature length movie filmed in space.

Russian Actress Boards Space Station, Says She Feels Like She’s Dreaming

By Victor Tangermann

Russian actress Yulia Peresild just arrived at the International Space Station alongside director Klim Shipenko after launching early Tuesday morning.

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Russian Actress Arrives at International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Residents in Jacksonville, Florida, heard a loud boom on Thursday night — and it wasn't fireworks gone rogue or a massive fireball coming to finish us off.

Residents Heard a Loud Boom. Turns Out It Was SpaceX Coming Back to Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Russia is sending a film crew to the International Space Station in order to shoot what will be the first fictional, feature-length movie filmed in space.

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A Film Crew Is Launching to the International Space Station Next Week

By Dan Robitzski

Retired astronaut Bill Shepherd warns Congress that NASA should thoroughly investigate damage on the International Space Station before securing more funds.

Astronaut Who Helped Build Space Station Says Damage Is “Serious”

By Dan Robitzski

The International Space Station is near the end of its life. When it's gone, NASA plans to rent rather than build its replacement.

NASA Is Trying to Rent a Private Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

Both the fire and smoke alarms were triggered early Thursday morning on board the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station.

Smoke Alarms Go Off, Fire Reported in Russian Segment of Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

The water supply on the International Space Station is teeming with bacteria, so scietnists are trying to figure out what that means for astronaut health.

Study: Space Station Drinking Water Is Teeming With Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space program who repeatedly threatened to abandon the International Space Station, now denies having done so.

Head of Russian Space Program Tells Absurd Lie About Abandoning ISS

By Dan Robitzski

A Russian official warned that much of the equipment in Russia's part of the International Space Station is expired, and "irreparable failures" may follow.

Russian Official: Space Station Damage May Be “Irreparable”

By Dan Robitzski

Astronauts stationed on board the International Space Station threw their own zero-gravity pizza party, as seen in a clip by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

Picky Astronauts Refuse to Put Pineapple on Space Pizza

By Victor Tangermann

Russian cosmonauts stationed on board the ISS have discovered several new cracks in the wall of the aging outpost, warning that they could eventually widen.

Russia Says It’s Found Even More Cracks in the Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

NASA revealed that Mark Vande Hei, a current crew member on board the International Space Station, suffered a "minor medical issue." Now we know what it is.

NASA Canceled Spacewalk Because Astronaut Had Pinched Nerve

By Victor Tangermann

According to NASA, Mark Vande Hei, a current crew member on board the International Space Station, has suffered a "minor medical issue."

Astronaut Suffers Medical Incident on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy has shared an amazing video taken on board the ISS' latest addition, Russia's Multipurpose Laboratory Module or "Nauka."

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Russian Cosmonaut Shares Incredible View From New ISS Module

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's recently docked Nauka module will eventually house a sizable greenhouse capable of growing a number of different plants.

Russia to Grow “Industrial Scale” Veggies in Space Station Greenhouse

By Victor Tangermann

Russian state-owned news service TASS is conducting a smear campaign presumably to help the country's space program save face after the Nauka incident.

Russia Claims NASA Astronaut Had Mental Breakdown in Space, Damaged Equipment to Go Home Early

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is trying to figure out how to dispose of the International Space Station, the eventual conclusion to decades of invaluable research in microgravity.

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NASA Is Trying to Figure Out How to Kill the International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

James Oberg, a former engineer at NASA’s Mission Control Center, penned an op-ed criticizing what he describes as an “eroding” safety culture.

Former Employee Slams NASA For Not Taking Safety Seriously

By Tony Ho Tran

While the world’s best athletes compete for medals in Tokyo, a different kind of competition happened as ISS astronauts held their own Olympic games.

ISS Astronauts Hold First Space Olympics, Russia Gets Absolutely Destroyed

By Tony Ho Tran

After the harrowing near-tragedy on the International Space Station, Russia will launch an investigation to look for signs of damage.

Russia Will Investigate Whether Space Station Suffered Damage During Incident

By Dan Robitzski

To make room for Russia's new International Space Station module Nauka, the old module Pirs was retired. Video shows it incinerate as it fell to Earth.

Haunting Video Shows Space Station Module Burning as It Falls

By Dan Robitzski

After a Russian module fired its thrusters and sent the International Space Station rotating off course, a cosmonaut says not to worry.

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Russia Says Don’t Worry, It’s No Big Deal That We Threw the ISS Into a Tailspin

By Dan Robitzski

Space Station Astronauts Threw Their Own Zero-G Olympic Games

Space Station Astronauts Threw Their Own Zero-G Olympic Games

By Victor Tangermann

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Crisis Briefly Spins International Space Station Out of Control

By Victor Tangermann

Despite confirming it would abandon the International Space Station eventually, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos had one last contribution to make.

Russia’s Space Station Module Launch Was Filled With Drama

By Victor Tangermann

Footage taken from the International Space Station's live feeds and widely shared on Reddit showed some unusual groupings of mysterious lights.

Video Appears to Show UFO Drifting Behind Space Station, But It’s Actually Something Hilariously Boring

By Victor Tangermann

According to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, cosmonauts are still trying to identify the source of a leak causing air to escape from the ISS.

Cosmonauts Are STILL Hunting Down the Damn Leak on the ISS, Russian Media Reports

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronauts were able to use CRISPR gene editing in space for the first time ever to study microgravity and DNA repair.

Astronauts Use CRISPR Gene Editing in Space for First Time Ever

By Tony Ho Tran

Two NASA astronauts conducted an hours-long spacewalk Wednesday morning to install new solar panels on the International Space Station.

Watch Astronauts Venture Outside the Space Station to Install Solar Panels

By Dan Robitzski

A pair of Russian cosmonauts spent seven hours early Wednesday morning preparing a docking module of the International Space Station for dismemberment.

Russia Is Getting Ready to Chop an Entire Section Off the Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Space junk reportedly blasted a hole in the side of Canadarm2, a robotic arm attached to the International Space Station.

Space Debris Blasts Hole in Space Station’s Robotic Arm

By Dan Robitzski

ESA scientists are trying to make shared and frequently-worn spacesuits less gross to wear for astronauts stationed aboard the International Space Station.

Scientists Are Trying to Make Spacesuit Underwear Less Putrid

By Victor Tangermann

Russia has begun vacuum testing its "Science" module intended to build out the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

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Russia Says It’s Quitting the ISS, But It’s Also Testing a New ISS Module

By Victor Tangermann

When SpaceX's crews pulled the Crew Dragon capsule out of the water on Sunday, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins did a little dance.

Watch Astronaut Do a Victory Dance After Climbing Out of Charred SpaceX Capsule

By Victor Tangermann

China is getting ready to launch the core module for its Tianhe, or "Heavenly Harmony," space station on board a Long March 5B rocket.

China Launching First Module of New Space Station This Week

By Victor Tangermann

According to the Space Force, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule was never in danger as there was never any risk of colliding with any nearby object.

Pentagon Says SpaceX Near Collision Was a False Alarm

By Victor Tangermann

Watch an Astronaut Play Piano on the ISS as the Earth Drifts in the Background

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Watch an Astronaut Play Piano on the ISS as the Earth Drifts in the Background

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and NASA have launched yet another crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.

SpaceX Sends Four Astronauts Into Space On Reused Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

When French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will jet off to the International Space Station tomorrow morning, he can look forward to some pretty fantastic meals.

Huh, Turns Out Space Food Has Gone From Gross to “Pretty Fantastic”

By Victor Tangermann

When SpaceX launches another four astronauts to the International Space Station, there won't be enough beds to go around.

The Overcrowded Space Station Doesn’t Have Enough Beds

By Dan Robitzski