Space Station

NASA, SpaceX push back launch of four astronauts to the ISS, for the second time, due to medical issues

"The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19," NASA said in a statement, without giving further details.

Blue Origin plans to launch private space station for commerce and research, can house 10 people at one time

According to a fact sheet released by Blue Origin, Orbital Reef will fly at an altitude of 500 kilometers (310 miles), slightly above the ISS, with inhabitants experiencing 32 sunrises and sunsets a day.

Russian actress, director return to Earth after filming first movie for 12 days aboard space station

Yulia Peresild is the film's lead actress, was selected from some 3,000 applicants, said she was "sad" to leave the ISS.

China to launch three astronauts on their longest stay in new space station, will stay for six months

The first crew who served a 90-day mission aboard the main Tianhe core module of the space station returned in mid-September.

NASA delays space walk over astronaut's undisclosed 'minor medical issue'

Mark Vande Hei and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide were supposed to venture out Tuesday to install a bracket for new solar wings but NASA said the work can wait.

ISS astronauts to experiment on 'the Blob' that grows without dividing

Despite having no mouth, legs or brain, the yellowish mould eats, grows, moves — albeit very slowly — and has amazing learning abilities.

Russia races US to become first country to shoot in space, film crew jets off on 5 Oct

The Call -- the Russian project's working title -- was announced in September last year, four months after the Hollywood project.

After 13 years, two Chinese taikonauts complete first spacewalk at new space station

For seven hours, two astronauts — Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo — wore their newly developed suits that weigh about 130 kgs.

Two astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panels on the ISS

There have been a total of 240 spacewalks as astronauts carry out assembling, maintaining and upgrading the space station.

China's three astronauts safely dock with Tiangong-3, begin life in space

The group will be setting up their living quarters and are expected to soon open the door to the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft.