Tiny Robot Surgeon Will Slice Through Fake Human Flesh on the ISS
Earth orbit is getting its own space doctor in the form of a small cyborg arm reaching out for the scalpel. A surgical robot is launching to the International Space…
13 Things You Didn’t Know About the International Space Station
A Progress spacecraft docked to the ISS.Photo: NASA Every once in a while, the ISS requires a boost to counteract orbital decay and maintain its altitude. While the ISS is…
New Image Shows That Lost ISS Tool Bag Zipping Around in Earth Orbit
The ISS crew lock bag imaged on November 15.Image: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project And there it goes. The astronaut tool bag that floated away during the most recent extravehicular…
New Image Shows That Lost ISS Tool Bag Zipping Around in Earth Orbit
The ISS crew lock bag imaged on November 15.Image: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project And there it goes. The astronaut tool bag that floated away during the most recent extravehicular…
ISS Astronauts Are Testing a New Surface Coating to Fight Space Germs
For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that catching a…
The ISS Has Higher Levels of Potentially Harmful Contaminants Than Most Homes
The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to more than 250 astronauts who have lived and worked on board the orbiting lab for months at a time. Unlike homes…
ISS Experiment Hopes to Develop Air Conditioning for Future Habitats on Other Worlds
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft carried the Purdue University experiment to the ISS on August 1.Photo: NASA/Danielle Johnson A group of engineers is testing an air conditioning system in space, seeing…