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An artist's illustration of the Starlab private space station, a joint project of the companies Nanoracks, Lockheed Martin and Voyager Space. Starlab will be operational by 2027, if all goes according to plan.

Meet Starlab: Private space station planned to fly in 2027

By Mike Wall Published

Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin announced today (Oct. 21) that they plan to get a free-flying private space station called Starlab up and running in low Earth orbit by 2027.

Human Spaceflight
The Russian Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft is seen docked to Russia's Nauka multipurpose laboratory module at the International Space Station after a relocation maneuver on Sept. 28, 2021.

Errant Russian spacecraft thruster firing tilts space station by accident again

By Mike Wall Published

Unplanned thruster firings by a Russian spacecraft briefly knocked the International Space Station off kilter today (Oct. 15), the second such incident in less than three months.

International Space Station
Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

Cosmonaut photos show International Space Station from rare perspective

By Mike Wall Published

Two images shared on Twitter last week by cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky show the International Space Station in all its complex, multimodular glory.

International Space Station
On Dec. 6, 1998, the STS-88 space shuttle crew captured the Russian-built Zarya module, which launched on Nov. 20 of that year, and mated it with the Unity node.

Small cracks found in International Space Station module: report

By Mike Wall Published

Small cracks have been discovered in the International Space Station's Russian-built Zarya module, according to a new report.

International Space Station
NASA astronaut Christina Koch working on the Genes In Space-6 experiment on the International Space Station.

Astronauts successfully demonstrate DNA repair in space using CRISPR technology

By Ailsa Harvey Published

New research on the International Space Station has increased astronauts' knowledge of DNA repair in space.

Technology
China's Tiangong space station has a modular design similar to the International Space Station.

China's Tiangong space station: What it is, what it's for, and how to see it

By Paulo de Souza Published

It will be built on a modular design, similar to the International Space Station operated by the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency.

Satellites
Tide has partnered with NASA to develop the first laundry detergent for use in space and to test stain removal on board the International Space Station in 2022.

Tide to develop first laundry detergent for astronauts' clothing on space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

Future astronauts may not need to worry about moon dust and Mars soil stains, thanks to a new effort by Tide to develop a detergent for use in space.

International Space Station
Michael Lopez-Alegria is assigned to command AX-1 in 2021, the first in a series of commercial missions to the International Space Station that will serve as a precursor to Axiom Space attaching its own modules to the orbital complex.

SpaceX to fly 3 more private astronaut missions to space station for Axiom Space

By Mike Wall Published

Axiom Space will fly three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, the two companies announced today (June 2).

International Space Station
China's space station core module 'Tianhe' flies over the Bell Tower on May 2, 2021 in Beijing, China.

You can see the International Space Station (and China's Tianhe, too) in the night sky this weekend

By Joe Rao Published

You can see two space stations in the night sky this weekend, China's Tianhe and the International Space Station.

International Space Station
An artist's illustration of China's space station in Earth orbit. The station is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2022.

China's new space station will need 10 more launches to complete

By Leonard David Published

The Wednesday (April 28) launch of the Tianhe core module will be followed by a series of cargo and crew liftoffs aimed at completing the construction of China's space station by the end of 2022.

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