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15 Feb 2018

Two astronauts to venture out of the ISS for a long spacewalk on Friday

The spacewalk originally was scheduled for January 29 but was postponed when a new LEE, installed during the spacewalk, encountered start-up issues.

International Space Station

07 Feb 2018

When astronauts tossed the shuttle: First badminton match played in outer space

While Roscosmos didn't specify the final score, they said that 'Friendship won', which in Russian terms normally means that the match was a draw.

01 Jan 2018

In a first, ISS astronauts identify unknown microbes in space

Identifying microbes involves isolating the DNA of samples, and then amplifying – or making many copies – of that DNA that can then be sequenced, or identified.

International Space Station

04 Dec 2017

Zero gravity pizza, anyone? ISS astronauts show you how it's done - Watch

A video posted by NASA on YouTube shows the astronauts preparing their respective their pizzas, sharing and eating them together.

15 Nov 2017

Earth-to-space delivery: ISS astronauts receive ice cream, flatbread pizzas

Apart from flatbread, the ATK capsule contains all the ingredients of a good 'Earth-style' pizza – sauce, cheese, pepperoni, anchovy paste, tomatoes, pesto, olive oil and more.

International Space Station

13 Sep 2017

ISS astronauts welcome three new crew members

The Soyuz rocket carrying Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, NASA first-time flyer Mark Vande Hei and his veteran colleague Joe Acaba launched as scheduled from Baikonur at 3:17 am (2117 GMT).

05 Sep 2017

Welcome home, says US President Trump after record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson's touchdown

The record-setting astronaut just made her descent to Earth on Saturday, September 2, along with her two crewmates – NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos.

03 Sep 2017

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson ends record-breaking space mission, makes smooth landing on Earth

In April, Whitson broke the 534-day US record for cumulative time in space and has spent a career-total of 665 days in space.

International Space Station

17 Aug 2017

Check out Milky Way as it 'paints the heavens' through the eyes of ISS astronaut Jack Fischer! - Watch video

This time, it's NASA astronaut Jack Fischer who has befriended his camera and has captured the view of a lifetime – the Milky Way – and has delivered it to us in the form of a time-lapse video!

International Space Station

02 Jun 2017

Overcoming space challenges: Astronaut Jack Fischer attempts to eat a 'floating' pudding on the ISS! - Watch video

His earlier videos showed him trying to devour coffee lattees, bean and cheese tacos, and even chocolate cake.

23 May 2017

Short emergency spacewalk comes to an end; installation work successful, says NASA

A similar MDM replacement spacewalk was conducted in April 2014 by Expedition 39 crewmembers Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio of NASA.

11 Jan 2017

ISS astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet gear up for second spacewalk of 2017 to be performed on January 13!

The second phase of the spacewalk is going to be staged on Thursday, January 13 and will be once again performed by astronaut Shane Kimbrough and joining him this time, would be ESA astronaut/flight engineer Thomas Pesquet.

05 Jan 2017

NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Jeanette Epps to be part of upcoming space station crew in 2018!

Feustel and Epps will be added to the long list of distinguished astronauts who have been a part of space missions on the ISS since November 2000.

21 Oct 2016

ISS astronauts eagerly waiting for their new crewmates

As per NASA, the docking to the ISS will begin at 5:15 a.m EDT and NASA TV will broadcast the docking live.

31 Aug 2016

See pic: ISS astronaut Jeff Williams shares a 'very nice' view of Cuba, Keys and Bahamas!

The vista in the image gives a completely serene and peaceful feeling.

Three new crew members

10 Jul 2016

Three new crew members join ISS astronauts

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) joined their Expedition 48 crew members aboard the space station when the hatches opened between their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft and the ISS.

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