Musk stated that some of the ISS’s components are getting “too old” and pose an increasing amount of risk. Despite SpaceX’s significant earnings from ISS missions, Musk suggested it should ...

The ISS, which orbits about 250 miles above the surface of the Earth, is an international partnership between NASA in the United States and the space agencies in Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.

As focus shifts to commercial platforms developed by companies like Axiom Space, Blue Origin, Sierra Space, Vast, Voyager and others, the ISS implementation partner community — the experts who ...

Development partners This seminar is funded by The Government of Australia. The ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the ...

Astrobee aero-robots being tested on the ISS could give rise to incredible guardian spacecraft that shield the station from space debris imperiling its astronauts’ lives.

NASA will modify the cargo on its next resupply mission to the ISS, which is slated for April. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will now be packed with more consumable supplies and food, instead of ...

Speaking from aboard the ISS earlier, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams pushed back against SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s call for an early retirement of the iconic space station. “This place is ticking.

The International Space Station (ISS) is too sterile, and more microbes from nature could possibly ensure that astronauts fall ill there less often.

Researchers swabbed 803 surfaces across the ISS—100 times more than in previous studies—and mapped the bacteria they found. Their findings were striking but not wholly unexpected.

Russia celebrated a late cosmonaut's 100th birthday with a special logo on the launch shroud of a space station resupply spacecraft. ... On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025.

Elon Musk recently called for the ISS to be deorbited "as soon as possible." Experts say the station provides vital research, technological development and education. 24/7 Live New York City New ...