The ISS just celebrated its 25th anniversary — soon, the station will be hanging up its boots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

NASA and Russia are working together on addressing the situation in the wake of an Office of the Inspector General report last month. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Growing air leaks, and the lack of a deorbit plan top the list of concerns for the aging space station. reading time 3 minutes The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth since 1998, ...

The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit for over 26 years, housing astronauts at an altitude of 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. But even at that distance, the space station can ...

Since its first modules launched at the end of 1998, the International Space Station has been orbiting 250 miles above Earth. But at the end of 2030, NASA plans to crash the ISS into the ocean after ...

Russia's Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS), began leaking coolant Wednesday evening. According to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, the instrument and ...

The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say. When you purchase through ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said that he wants the International Space Station taken out of orbit within two years. The SpaceX CEO said that the ISS was facing long-term safety issues that meant it ...

Earth as seen from the International Space Station. Marcus Wandt/Axiom Space/NASA After offering some fresh perspectives of the inside of the International Space Station (ISS), private astronaut ...

“Just. Wow.” So said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she caught sight of a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above Earth. Ayers shared an image on her X ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is approaching the end of its operational life. NASA has committed to operating the ISS through 2030, after which plans are in place for its decommissioning. NASA ...