A spacecraft just left the International Space Station to set a controlled fire.

NASA is setting a fire inside a spaceship

Fire! Fire!

NASA is about to set off an intentional and controlled fire inside a spacecraft — and it just left the International Space Station.

NASA Is Setting a Fire Inside a Spaceship

It's for science, okay?

And the photo is, as far as these things go, pretty cool.

This guy took a photo of the ISS from his backyard

It's No King Lear, But

This guy took a relatively clear, awesome photograph of the ISS — the International Space Station — right from his backyard.

This Guy Took a Photo of the ISS from His Backyard

Yes: The ISS, just cheesin' it up for some guy in his backyard. What a world. 

"We expect them to take additional measures to make sure that quarantine is a little tighter."

NASA worried astronauts could spread coronavirus on space station

COVID-19 in Spaaaace

NASA is taking many precautionary measures to ensure that the coronavirus outbreak doesn't have a chance to spread among its employees and astronauts.

NASA Worried Astronauts Could Spread Coronavirus on Space Station

Developments

COVID-19 in space could spell disaster.

Crew Dragon may be getting off the ground soon.

SpaceX president: We plan to launch a crewed mission in May

Launch Date

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell says SpaceX plans to launch a crewed mission in its Crew Dragon spacecraft sometime in May — just two months away.

SpaceX President: We Plan to Launch a Crewed Mission in May

SpaceX could launch humans into space in as little as two months.

"Tomatoes and peppers, which we hope to grow this year and next, will need similar growing conditions."

Good news: Space lettuce is safe to eat, good for you

Salad Days

According to a new study, lettuce grown in space isn't just delicious, it's just as nutritious and safe to eat as boring-old Earth lettuce as well.

Good News: Space Lettuce Is Safe to Eat, Good for You

Now eat your damn vegetables.

Adidas is going to space, on the ISS, where it'll do space shoe stuff

All Day I Dream About Space

Adidas is going to have their shoe material rocketed into space, where they're going to have their proprietary material tested aboard the ISS.

Adidas Is Going to Space, on the ISS, Where They’ll Do Space Shoe Stuff

Its patented Boost material is getting, yes, a new kind of boost. 

"This historic mission will forge a path to making spaceflight possible for all people who dream of it."

SpaceX says it will launch space tourists as soon as next year

Adventure Time

Private space tourism company Space Adventures has announced a new partnership with SpaceX to start flying those who can afford a ticket to space.

SpaceX Says It Will Launch Space Tourists as Soon as Next Year

Elon Musk's space company plans to fly four private passengers around the Earth as soon as 2021.

"Knowing there are no emergency rooms in space, we had to weigh our options very carefully."

A NASA astronaut got a blood clot in space

Clots in Space

During their long-term mission aboard the International Space Station, a NASA astronaut developed a blood clot in the jugular vein of their neck.

A NASA Astronaut Got a Blood Clot In Space

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-astronauts-blood-clot-in-space-gets-treated-by-doctor-on-earth/">NASA astronaut&#8217;s blood clot in space gets treated by doctor on Earth</a> [CNET]

More on blood clots in space: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-research-astronauts-clots-bizarre-blood-flow">NASA Research: Astronauts Are Getting Clots, Bizarre Blood Flow</a>

Treatments

"My wife answered and then passed the phone to me with the comment, 'Stephan, a phone call for you from space.'"

Dream Chaser is under contract with NASA to launch six times to the ISS in the fall of 2021.

NASA will test beautiful spaceship that looks like Space Shuttle

Space Waste Bin

A private orbital systems company is developing the "Dream Chaser," a sleek reusable spacecraft, which NASA will test to shuttle cargo to the Space Station.

NASA Will Test Beautiful Spaceship That Looks Like Space Shuttle

This sleek machine could ferry cargo to the Moon's orbit and back.

Adidas sent soccer ball to the ISS, ostensibly to test how air resistance affects their spin. But why?

Brands keep sending their pointless swag to the space station

Space Swag

We're littering an already-crowded space station environment and filling up valuable launch manifests with PR stunts. Knock it off, brands.

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