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Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (March 6) after a four-month stay.

Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California startup will put toward its goal of getting private space stations up and running in Earth orbit.

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad supporting the nation's human spaceflight missions. It had been out of commission since late November.

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth on Friday (Feb. 27) after spending six months docked with the International Space Station.

It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."

Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for summer 2027.