International Space Station

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CIMON will verbally communicate step-by-step instructions to Gerst during three planned science experiments on the space station’s European module. (Photo: AP)

CIMON, first robot hardwired to assist astronauts launches from Florida

Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, English-speaking droid, will help astronaut Alexander Gerst conduct experiments on Intnl Space Station.

29 Jun 2018 7:23 PM

The pontiff got his own space suit with his country's flag and a white cape.

Pope receives personalised space suit fitted with a white cape

Astronauts from the International Space Station gave the Pope blue jump suit with a white cape.

11 Jun 2018 7:19 AM

It has already docked with the International Space Station and the tests are expected to begin in the next few weeks. (Photo: Surrey Space Centre)

Scientists to begin testing of debris-clearing spacecraft

The RemoveDebris satellite is carrying a number of different devices designed to help clear the huge amount of debris orbiting the earth.

09 Apr 2018 10:22 AM

The evidence presented by Graham was obtained during a live feed from the ISS on March 31. (Youtube Screengrab/ Conspiracy Depot)

Aliens could soon make contact, claims conspiracy theorist

‘Graham’ claims that the NASA live stream from ISIS has spotted 7 'UFOs' near Earth.

04 Apr 2018 12:37 PM

The trio had spent five-and-a-half months at the ISS, a $100 billion lab that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth. (Representative Image)

US-Russian crew returns from space station

The Soyuz spacecraft brought back Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei, from the NASA, and Alexander Misurkin, from Russian space agency Roscosmos.

28 Feb 2018 9:56 AM

This will be the first launch in more than a year from this Florida pad, the scene of a rocket explosion in 2016. Late Tuesday, SpaceX pushed back the launch for the second day in a row, saying it needs to rid the second-stage fuel system of unwanted particles. Liftoff had been scheduled for Tuesday, then Wednesday.

SpaceX delivery delayed few days; 1st reused rocket for NASA

The company now aims to launch its first recycled rocket for NASA on Friday. The unmanned Falcon rocket originally flew in June.

13 Dec 2017 7:11 PM

He died when his F-104 Starfighter crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. (Photo: AP)

First black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death

He had a great future ahead of him if he had not been lost 50 years ago.

10 Dec 2017 5:50 PM

The first-ever pizza party in space is getting sky-high reviews.

Astronauts make and eat pizza from scratch on International Space Station

NASA took pity on Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli's pizza craving and shipped up all the ingredients on an Orbital ATK capsule.

05 Dec 2017 10:22 AM

"You see the thinness of the atmosphere, it makes you realise how fragile our existence here is," said ISS Commander Randy Bresnik.

Pope Francis rings up astronauts in the space station

Pope Francis' call to the space station was the second of its kind, had conversation on peaceful topics..

30 Oct 2017 9:54 AM

The pair replaced the latching mechanism on one end of the 58-foot robot arm last Thursday. The mechanism malfunctioned in August.

Astronauts go spacewalking to grease robot arm's new hand

Commander Randy Bresnik ventured out for the second time in less than a week, along with Mark Vande Hei.

10 Oct 2017 6:42 PM

Two astronauts and one cosmonaut. (Photo: space station/twitter)

Three astronauts reach International Space Station for five-month mission

Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut docked at the International Space Station for a five month mission.

13 Sep 2017 12:05 PM

The experiment will help scientists find different ways to look for protecting the human body from space radiations other than the use of a bulky space suit. (Photo: UAE US Embassy)

ISs experiment by teen can help colonise Mars

Alia Almansoori’s ‘Genes in Space’ experiment will determine effects of harmful radiations on DNA.

19 Aug 2017 8:49 PM

US-based aerospace company Lockheed Martin is prototyping a deep space habitat for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA builds first prototype for deep space habitat

The prototype will integrate evolving technologies to keep astronauts safe while onboard.

27 Jul 2017 3:46 PM

Amidst the galaxies

Celebrated Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko speaks about his adventurous career and his love for India!

22 Jul 2017 7:03 AM

The robot’s mission is to capture live footage from the space station and send it back to the Tsukuba Space Center in Japan.(Photo: JAXA)

ISS has a new floating robot for clicking pictures

The Japanese robot Int-Ball will provide ground control a clear perspective of astronauts while moving inside the space station.

19 Jul 2017 6:34 PM

Asteroid collision with Earth inevitable; could destroy major cities

The warning comes ahead of the Asteroid Day to be observed on June 30.

21 Jun 2017 6:33 PM

Russia's Progress M-28M cargo ship blasts off from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 3, 2015

Russia launches space freighter to ISS

Russia has launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship carrying supplies to the International Space Station.

15 Jun 2017 8:19 AM

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is due to return to Earth on Friday after a marathon 196-day trip. (Photo: AFP)

Astronauts set to return after marathon ISS mission

Pesquet, 39, and Novitskiy, 45, are due to quit the ISS on Friday morning for a Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft

02 Jun 2017 8:40 AM

Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the foremost lab of NASA for work on inter-planetary travel, discovered the new bacteria on the filters of the International Space Station (ISS) and named it Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president, who was a renowned aerospace scientist.

In tribute to Kalam, NASA names new species after him

Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved A P J Abdul Kalam.

21 May 2017 12:58 PM

US spacewalkers overcome glitch on 200th station outing

Two US astronauts overcame an early equipment glitch to complete an abbreviated spacewalk outside the International Space Station

13 May 2017 8:25 AM

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