Teams of astronauts will do scientific experiments and test new technologies as part of the country’s ‘space dream’
A craft carrying Italy’s first female astronaut has docked with the International Space Station, along with a specially-designed espresso machine.
International Space Station ISS celebrates 5000 days of occupation. Such a large and costly project is bound to generate lots of interesting facts.
Space station astronauts have repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk.
Astronauts, their spacesuits rigged with snorkels, have begun repairs to the International Space Station’s cooling system.
The world’s first commercially owned unmanned cargo capsule has successfully docked at the International Space Station.
The world’s first commercially owned unmanned cargo capsule has successfully docked at the International Space Station.
The world’s first private supply ship orbited the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.
A Soyuz capsule with two Russians and an American on board has touched down safely in mild weather on the sweeping steppes of central Kazakhstan.
John Glenn has marked the 50th anniversary of the flight that made him the first American astronaut, while criticising the current space programme.
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has docked at the International Space Station.
Three astronauts have blasted off to the ISS as Russia seeks to restore confidence in its space programme after recent botched launches.
Russia has made desperate efforts to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that now hangs in a low Earth orbit and could crash back down.
Russia has blamed a recent spate of disasters threatening the future of the International Space Station on negligence by rocket scientists.
China has taken its first step towards building a space station with the launch into orbit of its "Heavenly Palace" unmanned module.
Nasa is making plans to leave the International Space Station unmanned for a few days in case the Russian rocket can’t be fixed before mid-November.
As the US winds down its shuttle programme in a symbolic twist in space rivalry, Russia will gain control of access to the space station.
A piece of debris has narrowly missed the International Space Station in a rare incident that forced the crew to scramble to their rescue craft.
Space shuttle Endeavour departed the International Space Station late on Sunday, clearing the way for a final cargo run to the outpost.
Of all the experiments Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki has carried out in space blowing soap bubbles has arguably brought the biggest breakthrough.
