International Space Station
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NASA to train Indian astronauts for a week-long trip to ISS in 2024
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA will train two Indian astronauts, one of whom will fly to the ISS late next year, a space agency official announced this week.
![A Russian spacecraft with the Earth behind.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VUB5eF5DtrCFtsMsD87QF6-320-80.png)
Cosmonauts dock Russian Progress cargo ship to ISS on remote control after autopilot glitch
By Tariq Malik published
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station took manual control of an incoming Progress 86 cargo ship on Sunday, Dec. 3, due to an autopilot issue.
![uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is the first Commercial Crew vehicle to visit the International Space Station. Here it is pictured with its nose cone open revealing its docking mechanism while approaching the station's Harmony module.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T8PaSt3HMhMCKySKnTzpLE-320-80.jpg)
Axiom Space's 3rd private mission will conduct pioneering microgravity experiments on ISS
By Robert Lea published
Set to launch to the ISS in Jan. 2024, the commercial mission Axiom-3 will continue to push the frontiers of science by conducting an array of experiments in microgravity.
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How to see and track the Tiangong Chinese space station
By Robert Lea published
Reference Since 2021, China's Tiangong space station has orbited Earth, offering amateur astronomers a chance to glimpse it.
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China releases 1st images of complete Tiangong space station (photos)
By Robert Lea published
The crew of China's Shenzhou 16 mission captured incredible images of the Tiangong Space Station as they departed on their way back to Earth.
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As the ISS turns 25, a look back at the space laboratory's legacy
By Conor Feehly published
Over 25 years, the ISS has taught us what it means to live and work in space.
![a man in a black polo shirt holds a plush bear inside the international space station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4m2huP5GWNvKLBFewNLoL-320-80.jpg)
Denmark's comic strip bear Rasmus Klump takes a spin on the space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Denmark's first astronaut, Andy Mogensen, marked the midpoint of his second mission on the ISS by comparing his zero-g skills against those of another Danish icon, Rasmus Klump.
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China's youngest space station crew send home spectacular views from space (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts are getting into the rhythms of life in orbit — and also sending back some choice clips of their activities.
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Astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space! Here's what they'll eat and what they're thankful for (video)
By Robert Lea published
The crew of Expedition 70 are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving in space, explaining in a new video what they are thankful for before they sit down for an out-of-this-world Turkey Day meal.
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