Four space station fliers have been told to cut their mission short and return to Earth ahead of schedule because of an apparently serious medical issue affecting an unidentified crew member, NASA ...

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Former NASA astronaut Drew Feustel now advises the astronaut training program for the private space company Vast. For decades, space stations have been largely staffed by professional astronauts and ...

It is possible to see the station from Earth with the naked eye, appearing as a bright, fast-moving light. The best times to spot the ISS are a few hours before sunrise or after sunset. NASA's "Spot ...

As of Sunday, Nov. 2, the International Space Station has been stationed in low-Earth orbit with a continuous human presence for 25 years. Four of the five nations whose space agencies operate the ISS ...

Wrapping up 204 days in orbit, three Chinese astronauts flew back to Earth aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft Friday, leaving three crewmates behind on the Tiangong space station with a busted lifeboat.

At any given moment, the International Space Station is home to a small group of people who live and work in orbit for months at a time. The exact headcount changes as crews launch and return, but the ...