International Space Station

International Space Station

Orbiting at about 250 miles above Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) has served as humanity's home in space since November 2000. It is not owned by a single nation, but is rather a joint project involving five space agencies—NASA (U.S), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).

Air leak on ISS: Are astronauts safe? NASA provides update as repairs continue

An air leak in a chamber connecting to Russia's Zvezda module has been a persistent problem.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Disita Sikdar

International Space Station leak update: NASA directs astronauts to take shelter in SpaceX's Dragon

The leak has not yet been fixed; however, the crew members are safe, and the station is operational.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

This Paralympian from the UK could become the first physically disabled person to live in space

John McFall, an NHS surgeon and Paralympian who hails from Hampshire, could travel to Vast's Haven-1 space station.
Published: 7 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

Two French astronauts will travel to space next year—one to the ISS, one to Vast's Haven-1 space station

The astronauts will travel to their respective destinations aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft.
Updated: Jun 3, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Shenzhou-21 taikonauts return to Earth after longest Chinese single-crew space mission

The Shenzhou-21 crew had launched to the Tiangong space station on October 31, 2025, and returned to Earth on May 29, 2026.
Published: Jun 1, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

The explosion seemed to begin from close to the engines before the upper stage exploded as well.
Updated: May 30, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

China becomes first to experiment with artificial human embryos in space

The experiment was delivered to the Tiangong space station on a recent resupply mission.
Published: May 29, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Expedition 74 cosmonauts complete 279th spacewalk in support of ISS—here’s everything they did

The to-do list included a sun-watching telescope, a broken antenna, and a birthday wish from orbit.
Updated: May 28, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

ISS cosmonauts to perform the 2nd spacewalk of the year this week—here's how you can watch it live

The 279th overall spacewalk outside the orbital outpost is likely to last around five hours.
Published: May 25, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, carrying Hong Kong's first spacefarer, docks to China's Tiangong space station

At 2:45 a.m. Beijing Time on Monday, China's Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, docked to the Tiangong space station's core module, Tianhe.
Published: May 25, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Russian segment of the International Space Station has begun leaking again, raising safety concerns

NASA and Roscosmos monitor a persistent vacuum breach in the Zvezda module of the ageing ISS.
Published: May 25, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

SpaceX Dragon capsule for CRS-34 filled with 6,500 pounds of cargo docks with International Space Station

The spacecraft will be docked at the ISS for a month before heading for splashdown with time-sensitive research and cargo.
Published: May 18, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA-SpaceX's 34th resupply mission to ISS to launch today: All you need to know about it

The 6:05 pm EDT target time on Friday comes after two weather-related delays earlier.
Published: May 15, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

China launches Tianzhou-10—its largest resupply mission to the Tiangong space station

Tianzhou-10 is carrying 6.3 tons of cargo, which includes a brand-new spacesuit for the Taikonauts.
Published: May 11, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA's new STORIE mission to provide fresh inside-out view of 'space doughnut' around Earth

The STORIE instrument will be installed on the exterior of the International Space Station, from where it will measure the speed and direction of energetic neutral atoms in the ring current.
Published: May 8, 2026  |  By Nibedita Sen

China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft undocks from Tiangong space station, headed for re-entry

Tianzhou-9 cargo capsule set to burn up in the atmosphere after departure from Chinese space station.
Published: May 7, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

NASA updates ISS schedule for 2026: Check new flight plan for the International Space Station

NASA and its international partners have shared the broad outline of the new ISS schedule.
Published: May 4, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Expedition 74 conducts quantum experiments in search for dark matter among other activities on ISS

The seven-person also did studies in the areas of biomedicine while also upgrading data hardware.
Published: Apr 30, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 95 arrives at ISS with 3 tons of food, fuel and supplies

The cargo vehicle carrying essential supplies for the Expedition 74 crew docked with the Zvezda module.
Published: Apr 28, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan

ISS astronauts complete busy research week ahead of Saturday launch of Roscosmos’ Progress 95

Expedition 74 crew finishes key science work and maintenance as Russian cargo craft's arrival looms.
Published: Apr 25, 2026  |  By Sandip Kishan