international space station Space Station Experiments Advance Health Treatments Ahead of Robotics Spacewalk The Expedition 74 crew investigates how microgravity impacts cartilage and digestion to improve both astronaut health and Earth-based medicine. The orbital residents also prepare for an upcoming robotics maintenance spacewalk.
international space station Space Station Experiments Target Joint and Digestive Health Ahead of Robotics Spacewalk The Expedition 74 crew studies how weightlessness impacts cartilage and digestion to advance medical treatments both in space and on Earth. The astronauts also prepare for an upcoming robotics maintenance spacewalk.
nasa NASA Sends Robot Hotel to Space Station on Upcoming SpaceX Mission NASA is launching a specialized storage unit to the International Space Station to house exterior robots. The protected garage saves valuable interior space and cuts down on preparation time for leak-detecting equipment.
alexei leonov Pioneering Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, First Human to Walk in Space, Dies at 85 Alexei Leonov, the legendary Russian cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space and later helped bridge the Cold War divide through the Apollo-Soyuz mission, passes away at age 85.
spacex SpaceX Launches First Uncrewed Crew Dragon Capsule Into Orbit SpaceX successfully launches its first Crew Dragon spacecraft on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This milestone mission paves the way for American astronauts to launch from U.S. soil later this summer.
nasa NASA Condemns India's Anti-Satellite Test for Endangering Space Station NASA's administrator strongly criticizes India's recent anti-satellite missile test after it scatters hundreds of debris pieces into unpredictable orbits. The space agency warns that this intentional creation of orbital debris poses a direct threat to the International Space Station.
nasa NASA Warns India's Anti-Satellite Test Threatens Space Station NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine strongly condemns India's recent anti-satellite missile test after it generates 400 pieces of dangerous space debris. Of those fragments, 24 travel higher than the International Space Station and put astronauts at direct risk.
spacex SpaceX Launches Unpiloted Crew Dragon to Open New Era of American Spaceflight SpaceX successfully launches its first Crew Dragon capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station. This milestone mission paves the way for American astronauts to launch from U.S. soil later this year.