The Milky Way (and Earth) as seen from the International Space Station. Soichi Noguchi Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has posted a beautiful shot of the Milky Way from his unique vantage point on the International Space Station (ISS). The stunning photo also offers a glimpse of Earth about 250 miles below the orbiting outpost. The Japanese […]
Crews staying aboard the International Space Station (ISS) enjoy unique views of Earth day and night, with the orbiting outpost’s seven-window Cupola observatory module offering astronauts the best vantage point of our planet and beyond. The station’s current Expedition 64 crew recently posted several stunning photos (below) of auroras captured from the Cupola as the […]
Soichi Noguchi has emerged as the resident photographer of the International Space Station’s current Expedition 64 crew. The 55-year-old Japanese astronaut reached the orbiting outpost last month, together with three American astronauts, aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on its first operational flight. Since arriving, Noguchi has been tweeting some amazing photos as the ISS orbits […]
International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Chris Cassidy tweeted some dramatic shots of Hurricane Genevieve on Wednesday as the extreme weather system came close to the Baja California peninsula. The three stunning images (below) show a swirl of thick cloud several hundred miles below the space station, with no land in sight. #HurricaneGenevieve pic.twitter.com/gwdVL54pVQ — Chris […]
Since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of May 2020, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley has been tweeting some spectacular photos that he’s captured from the Cupola observatory module on the orbiting outpost. Shot from 250 miles above Earth, the images show the planet in all its natural glory, with Hurley clearly […]
SpaceX’s first crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) last week has sparked renewed interest in the orbiting laboratory. Hosting a steady stream of astronauts from around the world since 2000, the space station orbits Earth once every 90 minutes at a speed of 17,500 mph, all the while maintaining a steady altitude of […]
SpaceX won’t only be delivering supplies and ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, it will also be delivering cargo to the planned Lunar Gateway space station in orbit around the moon. NASA has announced SpaceX as its first commercial partner for the Gateway project, which is part of the Artemis program which […]
Matternet has been developing its unique drone delivery system for almost a decade, focusing heavily on how it can use the technology to transport medicines and medical samples between health facilities. The California-based company has been investing much effort and money in creating a highly autonomous system, leading to this week’s unveiling of the cool-looking […]
Roscosmos The International Space Station is about to get its latest guest — and it’s not human. On Thursday, a Russian humanoid robot will fly to the ISS aboard the Soyuz MS-14 rocket. Originally known as “Fedor,” the robot, which was showcased firing handguns in front of the Russian military, has been renamed Skybot F-850 […]
The Soyuz MS-13 rocket is launched with Expedition 60 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Drew Morgan of NASA, and flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency). NASA/Joel Kowsky Exactly fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon, a new team of astronauts arrived at the […]
Two days after lifting off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a SpaceX cargo capsule has reached the International Space Station (ISS) to drop off supplies along with a slew of science experiments. The crewless Dragon capsule docked with the ISS on Monday with a consignment that tipped the scales at 5,500 pounds. […]
The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station for its 16th commercial resupply services mission. NASA SpaceX will shortly be launching another resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX launch is scheduled to take place at 4:21 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, […]
The International Space Station (ISS) is about to take delivery of a couple of robotic “bees” that will help take care of routine chores and also participate in experiments conducted by controllers on the ground. Dubbed “Astrobee,” the compact, cube-shaped flying robot has been developed and built at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon […]
www.news.cn In a surprise move, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced it will be starting the process of building its own space station sooner than expected. It expects to launch the first mission imminently and aims to have a space station completed by 2022. Although China has made its desire to build a […]
NASA this week gave the green light for the first test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will launch on Saturday March 2 at 2:48 a.m. ET (Friday March 1, 11:48 p.m. PT), and instead of delivering only supplies to the ISS as SpaceX usually does with […]