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When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

US astronaut's memoir provides blunt take on year in space

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly descirbes all the good and bad things about doing a long space mission.

12 Oct 2017 4:55 AM GMT

The effort is part of SpaceXs mission to lower the cost of space flight by re-using costly, multimillion-dollar components that typically have been discarded into the ocean after each launch. (Photo: Space X Twitter)

Reused Falcon 9 delivers cargo to ISS

Monday's trip marked SpaceX's 14th resupply mission for NASA under a $1.6 billion contract.

3 April 2018 9:39 AM GMT

Technology such as human crew module and environment control and life support system have already been developed, ISRO chairman K Sivan said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

India planning to launch its own space station: ISRO chief

The ambitious project will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission.

13 Jun 2019 10:33 AM GMT

In this image provided by NASA, the Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 with food and experiments. It will remain attached to the orbiting outpost for about a month, returning to Earth in May. Dragon launched Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a used Falcon rocket. SpaceX wants to reduce launch costs by recycling rocket parts. (Photo: AP)

India, US to launch Nisar in '24

Built at a cost of $1.5 billion, Nisar (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is targeted for launch onboard India's GSLV...

28 Nov 2023 8:07 PM GMT

Tiangong-1 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but China has repeatedly extended the length of its mission. (Representative Image)

China's Tiangong-1 space lab to fall into Earth's atmosphere this...

The Tiangong-1 ceased functioning in March 2016 and is rumoured to be out of control since then.

28 March 2018 2:27 AM GMT

The food will be for big feasts: for Christmas, New Years and birthdays (Photo: AFP)

Astronaut takes French cuisine to space

A French astronaut will join Russian and US counterparts blasting off Friday for the International Space Station.

17 Nov 2016 10:28 AM GMT

Countries that use Coordinated Universal Time several West African nations, Britain, Ireland and Iceland will add the leap second during the midnight countdown to 2017, making the years final minute 61 seconds long. (Photo: NASA)

NASA captures image of ISS crossing Sun

The ISS orbits the Earth at an altitude of about 330 to 435 kilometres that it would be very difficult to see it...

1 Jan 2017 3:58 PM GMT

The world was a different place when Thomas Pesquet arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) on November 20 for a six-month mission. (Photo: AFP)

Astronauts return after marathon ISS mission

Pesquet and Novitskiy arrived at the station on November 20 for a six-month mission with American Peggy Whitson.

3 Jun 2017 2:34 AM GMT

NASA has been relying on commercial shippers SpaceX and Orbital ATK to keep the space station well-stocked.

SpaceX capsule back at space station with pre-Christmas haul

NASA astronauts used the space station's big robot arm to grab the Dragon capsule out of orbit.

18 Dec 2017 6:32 AM GMT

The crew will gradually approach the station, which orbits about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth, for two days before docking.

US, Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station

Onboard cameras showed crew members making thumbs-up gestures after the blast-off.

18 Dec 2017 2:28 AM GMT

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson

Trump congratulates Whitson for breaking US space record

Trump impressed with astronauts for achieving breakthroughs in space, tired of politicians

25 April 2017 4:52 AM GMT