International Space Station Archives

Historic Launch: World’s First Wooden Satellite Successfully Reaches Space

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Priyanka Patil |

On Tuesday, the Japanese inventors of the world’s first wooden satellite announced that it had launched on a SpaceX rocket as part of a resupply mission to the International Space…

Russia approves to stay on board the International Space Station until 2028

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

After all, Russia’s withdrawal from the ISS program is not as imminent as previously thought. Russian space officials announced last year, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, that the country would…

NASA and SpaceX postpone Crew-6 astronaut launch till February 27

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Priyanka Patil |

The launch of SpaceX’s next astronaut mission will take an additional day. Crew-6, a four-person mission to the International Space Station (ISS), was scheduled to launch early Sunday morning (Feb.…

NASA has chosen two companies to develop spacesuits for its next-gen

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

NASA unveiled a plan to purchase new and more versatile spacesuits for its astronauts on Wednesday, taking another step toward landing humans on the Moon. NASA announced that it would…

For the first time, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docks with the International Space Station

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday night (May 20), marking a major step forward in the company’s drive to transport NASA astronauts to and from…

NASA intends to decommission the International Space Station by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean in 2031

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

According to newly released plans defining the International Space Station’s future, NASA proposes to keep it operational until the end of 2030, after which it would be crashed into a…

Russian actor and film producer will launches first movie made to the international space station

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

The International Space Station is going to become a film set. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko will make a trip to the…