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This screenshot shows SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft departing the International Space Station on June 16, 2026.
Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth today (June 17), ending its monthlong mission to the International Space Station.

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The International Space Station.
Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak

By Mike Wall Published

ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russian side of the orbiting lab.

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A view from the ISS that shows the ISS solar panels, auroras over Earth, and outer space with a vast array of stars.
Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

This is one spectacular photograph.

Human Spaceflight
Two spacesuited cosmonauts are seen working outside a large space station set against the blackness of space.
Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk to install and retrieve science experiments

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

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Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is seen at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a 6-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2025.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today

By Mike Wall Published

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.

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Artist's illustration of a Vast satellite in orbit.
Vast, builder of private space stations, launches line of high-power satellites

By Mike Wall Published

The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it's launching a new line of high-power satellites.

Satellites
a white spacecraft with a solar array panel covering one half of its trunk approaches docking with a space station
SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft delivered 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the company's CRS-34 cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA from Florida on May 15, 2026.
SpaceX launches 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station after delay (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched its Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station today (May 15) after a weather delay, sending 6,500 pounds of supplies to orbit.

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Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.

Astronomy
NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026.
'It was quite a light show!' NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)

By Mike Wall Published

NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a fireball from above recently, capturing the stunning site from aboard the International Space Station.

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