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Astronauts' arteries are A-OK after living on the International Space Station, per a new study
By Stefanie Waldek published
Living in space changes the human body — but arteries seem particularly resilient to microgravity's effects.

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.

Astronaut makes 'space kimchi fried rice' in orbit as crew starts packing for trip home | On the ISS this week July 21-25, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The four members of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission on the Expedition 73 crew began packing for home, while also calling down to Earth to share their ongoing work aboard the ISS.

Space station astronauts bid farewell to private Ax-4 crew | On the ISS this week July 14-18, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews wrapped up their time together as science and maintenance activities continued aboard the International Space Station.

'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, and the spacecraft's next mission will likely launch without astronauts.

Keeping wastewater flowing into tomorrow's coffee | On the ISS this week July 7 - 11, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews spent their second of two weeks together conducting science aboard the International Space Station.

NASA, SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of Crew-11 astronaut mission to ISS
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and SpaceX are targeting July 31 for the launch of the four-astronaut Crew-11 mission, which will fly a mix of rookies and spaceflight veterans to the ISS.

ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm
By Anthony Wood published
Sprites have been known to form above intense thunderstorms.

Seeing 'fireworks' on Earth from space | On the ISS this week June 26 - July 4, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews spent their first of two weeks together conducting science aboard the International Space Station.

The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.
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