Watch A Gorgeous Aurora Display From 254 Miles Above Earth
Alex Chavers The ultimate bucket list travel destination is space. Only a lucky few get the opportunity to visit the final frontier. And those who do, capture the majestic views of our…
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Space is Better Captured – The Cameras In and Outside the ISS
Marcus Chavers It’s not all science aboard the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott Kelly proved you need to stop and take in the view. They are members of an elite club. Residents…
A SpaceX Dragon Capsule Went To the ISS and Back Again for the Second Time (UPDATE)
SpaceX’s CRS-11 mission had plenty of history behind it. It was the first time the private space company launched a reusable Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). And…
SpaceX is Trading a Reusable Falcon 9 for a Reusable Dragon (UPDATE: Launch Scrubbed)
It’s just another historic day for the folks at SpaceX. In the hot, humid skies of Florida this evening, SpaceX will become the first privately owned company to send the…
NASA Preps Emergency Spacewalk to Fix International Space Station Computer System
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are heading back outside the International Space Station a bit quicker than expected. Tuesday morning, the pair will head outside to remove and…
ISS Crew Hit 200th Spacewalk Milestone, Watch It Live
On Dec. 7, 1998, NASA astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman walked into space for the first spacewalk in support of the International Space Station. Nearly 19 years later, NASA…
Ride Along This Week’s Atlas V Rocket Launch to the International Space Station
Watching rocket launches never gets old. And this week’s Atlas V launch carrying thousands of pounds worth of supplies to the International Space Station was no different. NASA tried something…
Cygnus Capsule Turned Into a Trash Can, But Its Work Isn’t Quite Done Yet
On October 17th, the most recent Cygnus ship (named the S.S. Alan Poindexter) carried 5,000+ pounds of supplies and gear to the International Space Station. For the past month, it’s…
Stunning Video Shows Where ISS Crew Work, Sleep and Snap Incredible Pictures
249 miles above the surface of Earth, six crewmembers call the cramped corridors of the International Space Station home. They work, sleep, exercise and stare out the windows in stays…
The Boeing CST-100 Starliner Is Coming Together
Two halves of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft sit just off the ground inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. There, Boeing engineers continue work on…
5,000 Pounds of Supplies Were Just Attached to The International Space Station
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft officially begins its just over one month stay aboard the International Space Station. At 7:28 am ET, Expedition 49 crewmembers Takuya Onishi (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)…
International Space Station Expedition 49/50 – The Must-Follow Twitter Accounts
Three ISS crew members (former crew now) are back on Earth. Jeff Williams, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka are safely back on Earth. The Soyuz capsule carrying the trio touched…
Astronauts are Installing a Critical New Airlock on the ISS
NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are conducting one of the most vital spacewalks for the future of the International Space Station. The pair switched their spacesuits to battery…
International Space Station Celebrates 100,000th Orbit – What One Day Looks Like
249 miles above Earth and traveling at 17,150 miles per hour, the International Space Station celebrated its 100,000th orbit earlier today. NASA put together a short video celebrating the occasion.…
Brilliant Display of Auroras from ISS in 4K NASA Video
As the sun rises for the ISS crew, one crew member pops the window hatch coverings for the best view anyone will ever see. It’s almost my favorite part of…
SpaceX Dragon’s ISS Approach Was Epic
You’ve probably seen the incredible landing of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage by now. If not, check it out below. SpaceX’s landing attempts are always the most exciting part of…
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Will Join a Crowded International Space Station
If everything goes smoothly today, the SpaceX Dragon capsule will dock with the International Space Station in two days time. When it does, the space station will tie the record…
A Rocket Launch From the ISS and Many More Images That Will Blow You Away
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams hasn’t even been in space for a month, and he’s already captured one of the coolest images I’ve ever seen. Yesterday, Russia launched the Progress resupply…
Meet The Next Three Members Of The ISS Crew
The International Space Station will be back at full strength later today. Since March 1, astronauts Timothy Kopra and Timothy Peake along with cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko have been the only…
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko Wrap Up Their Year in Space
Three men’s journey aboard the International Space Station is coming to an end. At 8:02 pm ET, the Soyuz spacecraft carrying Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov will undock…
What Kind of Camera Does Scott Kelly Use?
Every day, astronaut Scott Kelly posts incredible images on his Twitter account. Yesterday, Kelly gave us a unique look at Super Bowl 50. Got to see the #SuperBowl in person…
Liquid Ping Pong in Zero G – Scott Kelly’s 300 Days Aboard the ISS Isn’t All Work
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is on the tail end of his ‘One-Year Mission.’ Yesterday, Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko celebrated their 300th consecutive day aboard the International Space Station.…
Today’s Soyuz Launch Was ‘Flawless.’ International Space Station Docking Up Next
After four days, the International Space Station is about to be at full strength again. Tim Korpa (NASA), Tim Peake (ESA) and Yuri Malenchenko (Roscosmos) blasted off from the Baikonur…
Orbital ATK Returns to the International Space Station and is Bringing Tech Gifts
It’s been more than a year since Orbital ATK’s last attempted supply mission to the International Space Station. In October 2014, a faulty turbopump led to an explosion shortly after…