International Space Station

A Russian-US trio of astronauts has launched to the International Space Station.

A small air leak at the International Space Station has finally been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts.

Scientists who sent bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” to the International Space Station say the animals held onto their muscle during the monthlong flight

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will join astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada as a crew member on the first operational flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), the agency announced Tuesday. The six-month expedition, which is planned to launch in 2021, will make Epps the first Black woman to live and work in space for an...

NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken are conducting a second space walk this week to work on battery upgrades at the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to last seven hours.

A spacewalking astronaut has added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting the Earth.

There are few people who can describe the emotions felt by NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as they embarked on their mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Anne McClain just happens to be one of them.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the United States launched astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil. Sunday, the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor docked with the International Space Station.

Three astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station, after departing the virus-plagued planet

A cargo ship is rocketing toward the International Space Station, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the crew’s cravings.

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, landing in Kazkhstan after wrapping up her record-setting 328-day mission in space.

The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space. While looking more or less normal, the best cookies required two hours of baking time last month up at the International Space Station. It takes far less time on Earth, under 20 minutes. And how do they taste? No one knows. Still sealed in individual baking…

A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. Christina Koch, a 40-year-old electrical engineer from Livingston, Montana, arrived at the International Space Station on March 14. She broke the record set by former space station commander Peggy Whitson…

Ever wonder how astronauts celebrate Christmas in space? Well, the crew onboard the International Space Station shared a video showing how they are enjoying the holiday season.

Boeing’s new Starliner capsule ran into trouble in orbit Friday minutes after blasting off on its first test flight, a crucial dress rehearsal for next year’s inaugural launch with astronauts.

Companies are increasingly looking to space as a place of business, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been changing in several different ways, especially by partnering with corporations to develop new technologies. Earlier this year NASA announced it would open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with short missions beginning as soon as 2020. Additionally, NASA said...

The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. International Space Station resident Jessica Meir, from Maine, said Monday that when she floated outside last week, she wasn’t thinking about whether she was going out with a man or woman because everyone is held to the same standard.

The world’s first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station’s power grid. As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that men weren’t part of the action. They insisted...

NASA has moved up the first all-female spacewalk to this week because of a power system failure at the International Space Station.

The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a suit-sizing flap led to an embarrassing cancellation.