International Space Station

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What are Fruit Flies and Human Cells Doing in a Rotating Laboratory in Space?

Pratik Pawar 24/04/2018

Scientists are using microgravity conditions onboard the International Space...

An artist’s impression, aided by NASA data, of space debris surrounding Earth. Credit: NASA

Tiangong-1 Is a Fiery Wake-Up Call About Littering in Space

Prakash Chandra 29/03/2018

The only alternative to stopping littering is to watch...

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A Vision of the Future of Space Exploration From a Century Ago

Alice Gorman 23/01/2018

In the early 20th century a Russian scientist –...

A girl takes a close look at the world’s first artificial. satellite, the Soviet-made Sputnik I. Credit: Reuters

Taking Stock and Looking to the Future Sixty Years After Sputnik

Keith Gottschalk 08/10/2017

Soon after Sputnik’s launch, the military realised that spacecraft...

FILE PHOTO - The International Space Station is seen in this view from the space shuttle Discovery

NASA Astronauts to Go on Emergency Spacewalk Outside International Space Station

Irene Klotz 22/05/2017

The astronauts will venture outside to replace a computer...

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NASA Scientists Name Bacterium Found on ISS After Abdul Kalam

Pallava Bagla 21/05/2017

Even though Solibacillus kalamii has not yet been found...

A Falcon 9 rocket goes up in flames at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, on September 1, 2016. Source: YouTube

SpaceX Didn’t Lose Just a Falcon 9 Rocket in Cape Canaveral Explosion

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/09/2016

The Falcon 9 has seven other missions this year,...