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Over 280 astronauts from 26 nations have visited the station, with 170 hailing from the United States. Spanning 356 feet in length, the ISS is larger than a six-bedroom house, offering amenities like six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a unique bay window with a 360-degree view. (Image: NASA)

NASA is retiring the ISS: What happens after it’s gone

November 06, 2025 9:50 am

The ISS is a collaborative project involving multiple global space agencies such as NASA, Roscosmos, the ESA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

Shubhanshu Shukla on how he feels aboard the International Space Station: 'Thoda sa sarr bhaari hai...'

July 01, 2025 1:30 pm

Shubhanshu Shukla also opened up about not feeling well in his first call from space, "I was not feeling well, and I was very sleepy when we were launched into the vacuum."

Why astronauts like Sunita Williams don't tie their hair in space

March 19, 2025 5:33 pm

Even US President Donald Trump addressed Sunita Williams as the "woman with wild hair."

In this photo provided by NASA, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing's Starliner capsule aboard is illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test. (AP Photo)

Boeing's new Starliner capsule set for first crewed flight to space station

May 06, 2024 5:45 pm

Although Starliner is designed to fly autonomously, the crew can assume control of the spacecraft if necessary, and the test flight calls for Wilmore and Williams to practice maneuvering the vehicle manually.

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First module of Indian space station to launch by 2028: ISRO chief

December 23, 2023 6:22 pm

Somanath was speaking at the 6th Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan, jointly organised by the Gujarat government and RSS-affiliated Vijnana Bharati, at Science City in Ahmedabad.

Why robots could play a bigger role in distant space stations of the future

October 06, 2022 1:02 pm

Robots could play an important role in tending to the distant space stations of the future.

China sending up next space station crew in June

April 17, 2022 6:29 pm

China's ambitious space programme launched its first astronaut into orbit in 2003, landed robot rovers on the moon in 2013, and on Mars last year. Officials have discussed a possible crewed mission to the moon.

After delay, NASA astronauts set for spacewalk to replace faulty space station antenna

December 02, 2021 1:19 pm

An anti-satellite missile test conducted without warning by Russia generated a debris field in low-Earth orbit, forcing the seven ISS crew members to take shelter in their docked spaceships.

Citing debris risk, NASA delays spacewalk to fix space station antenna

November 30, 2021 2:19 pm

The outing would be the fifth spacewalk for Marshburn and the first for Barron on her debut spaceflight for NASA.

Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station

November 16, 2021 12:49 pm

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said: “It’s unbelievable that the Russian government would do this test and threaten not only international astronauts, but their own cosmonauts that are on board the station”