Imagine living in a giant inflatable space station orbiting Earth or even Mars. Sounds like science fiction? It’s actually the future of space habitats, and NASA, SpaceX, and private companies are ...
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If we could farm in space, astronauts would have fresh, familiar foods. Those plants could recycle air and water. Plus, it feels good to be around plants. Once more people – and maybe even cats – can ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after a day’s delay due to a premature engine shutdown. Astronauts used the space station’s robot arm to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing’s Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX. The U.S.-Japanese ...
Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky logged another 6 hours and 54 minutes outside the International Space Station today (Oct. 28). Two Russian cosmonauts completed their second spacewalk together, ...