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…
Best bits from returned astronaut’s space station mission
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently returned from a six-month stint aboard the space station. Enjoy a selection of her best tweets from the mission …
Watch ISS astronaut’s awesome tribute to 2001: A Space Odyssey
During the final days of her six-month mission aboard the ISS, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has paid tribute to the movie classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Watch the space station spit out garbage toward Earth
International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has shared a video showing how the orbiting outpost disposes of garbage.
ISS astronaut’s photos capture a ‘wonderful world’
Inspired by Louis Armstrong’s 1967 classic, an ISS astronaut recently posted four sublime Earth images alongside lyrics from the legendary track.
ISS astronaut shows how CPR is performed in space
With the nearest medical experts so far away, astronauts aboard the ISS have to be well trained when it comes to performing emergency treatments.
Astronaut’s video offers rare fish-eye view from the ISS
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station astronaut has shared a rare view of Earth that shows our planet from horizon to horizon.
Astronaut reveals source of ‘intriguing’ bright light on Earth
Peering out from the ISS 250 miles above Earth recently, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti spotted an “intriguing” bright light in a desert. So what was it?
Check out this sublime ISS image showing a moonlit Earth
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has posted an astonishing image of Earth that she captured recently from the International Space Station.
See how this ISS astronaut recreated a moment from Gravity movie
ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently took a moment out of her busy schedule to recreate a moment from the hit 2013 space movie Gravity.