Category: International Space Station

Rocket Launch to the International Space Station Is Called Off Due to Technical Problem

SpaceX and NASA were forced to call off a launch to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a last-minute technical problem. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying astronauts was set to be launched to the ISS on Feb. 27 when a problem with the rocket’s ground launch system was detected with less than three minutes…


SpaceX, NASA Postpone Rocket Launch to International Space Station

SpaceX and NASA postponed the launch on Feb. 27 of the International Space Station’s (ISS) next crew because of a last-minute technical problem. The rocket was supposed to lift off at 1:45 a.m. local time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, but the countdown was stopped by engineers overseeing the ground systems. An issue related to the TEA-TEB…


LIVE November 25, 7 AM ET: Russian Astronauts Step Out of the ISS for Spacewalk

Russian Astronauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin step out of the International Space Station for a spacewalk to move an airlock and make electrical and hydraulic connections. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr:…


UCSD Institute To Study Blood Stem Cell Aging Aboard NASA Mission

SAN DIEGO—The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute will launch blood stem cells into space aboard a NASA support mission to the International Space Station Nov. 22 in an effort to study the impact of lack of gravity on human cellular aging. According to NASA studies, when astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year-long…


8-Year-Old Space Radio Enthusiast Chats With Astronaut Aboard ISS Using Dad’s Amateur Ham Radio

An 8-year-old space radio fan from Kent, UK, had just gone to bed when her dad woke her and dragged her to answer a call—from outer space. The voice of young Isabella Payne crackled to life. On Aug. 2, she was heard by Dr. Kjell Lindgren aboard none other than the International Space Station (ISS)….


Russia to Drop out of International Space Station After 2024

MOSCOW—Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine. Yuri Borisov, appointed this month to lead the state space agency, Roscosmos, said during a meeting…


US, Russian Astronauts Will Swap Seats on Rockets Again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall. The agreement ensures that the space station will always have at least one American and Russian on board to keep both sides of…


SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6-Month Stint on International Space Station

A four-member team of astronauts launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX touched back down on Earth in the Gulf of Mexico on May 6. The return via a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule came just one day after the group undocked from the space station following a six-month mission in which they conducted science experiments and did…


SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, Jessica Watkins. “This is one of the most diversified,…


Rich Trio Back on Earth After Charter Trip to Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA’s debut as a B&B host. Flying back in a SpaceX capsule, they splashed down in the Atlantic off the Florida coast to close out a 17-day tour that cost them $55…