International Space Station

Nasa gives a go ahead to SpaceX to test new crew capsule

The Crew Dragon capsule has seven seats. It should dock with the ISS on March… Read More

Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station

Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to Earth on Thursday, landing… Read More

Soyuz arrives at ISS on first manned mission since October failure

BAIKONUR: A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russian, American and Canadian astronauts arrived at the International Space… Read More

Space crew survives plunge to Earth after Russian rocket fails

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan: The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft en route to the… Read More

US astronauts make spacewalk to perform ISS repairs

WASHINGTON: Two American astronauts on Thursday completed a lengthy spacewalk to replace old hoses on… Read More

Trump administration plans to privatize International Space Station

WASHINGTON: Could the International Space Station become a commercial venture run by private industry?  That… Read More

Russia to start offering spacewalks for tourists

MOSCOW: Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on… Read More

SpaceX launches cargo to space station

MIAMI: A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station, carrying a load… Read More

NASA inflates spare room in space

WASHINGTON: NASA on Saturday successfully expanded and pressurized an add-on room at the International Space… Read More

Zuckerberg to talk astronauts aboard International Space Station

NEW YORK: Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg will talk to three… Read More

International Space Station’s ‘one year crew’ returns to Earth

DZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan: US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Wednesday… Read More

International Space Station sighted over southern Pakistan

KARACHI: The International Space Station (ISS) was visible to the naked eye in the southern… Read More

NASA sees record number of astronaut applications

WASHINGTON: NASA has received a record 18,300 resumes from people keen on becoming astronauts, the… Read More

Five trillion dollars worth asteroid passes by Earth

An asteroid with Platinum core passed by Earth over the weekend, media reports said. Read More