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.
Jan 01, 2018, 16:13 PM IST
Space station crew will experience New Year's Eve 16 times
The six astronauts and cosmonauts will go into the last weekend of 2017 with light duty and family conferences before taking the New Year's Day off.
Space is closer than you think: NASA astronaut shares magnificent image of Earth
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei currently residing in the ISS as a part of the Expedition 53/54 crew, recently posted a stunning image of 'Little Rock, Memphis, Jackson, New Orleans, Birmingham, Miami, and many places in between' all lit up.
Dec 21, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
Three new crew members welcomed aboard the International Space Station
The crew members will spend about six months conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development — research that impacts life on Earth.
Dec 19, 2017, 17:41 PM IST
SpaceX to launch cargo mission to the space station on Friday
The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Dec 15, 2017, 13:14 PM IST
Touchdown! Expedition 53 astronauts make successful descent to Earth from ISS
The Expedition 54 crew continues operating the station, with Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos in command.
Dec 14, 2017, 17:32 PM IST
NASA to screen 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' for astronauts aboard ISS
Rian Johnson's space opera will be screened at the ISS with the American space agency sending a screener to the astronauts.
Dec 14, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Microbes found on ISS resembles homes on Earth: Study
The conclusion is of a citizen science project called Project MERCCURI that analysed bacteria found on 15 locations on the ISS and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project.
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.
Dec 04, 2017, 18:35 PM IST
Living bacteria found in samples from ISS satellite's surface
The bacteria were brought to the space station accidentally on tablet PCs together with various materials that are placed aboard the ISS for long time to study the materials’ behavior in outer space.
Nov 28, 2017, 12:42 PM IST
NASA to measure orbital debris around space station
Mounted on the exterior of the ISS, the Space Debris Sensor (SDS) will directly measure the orbital debris environment around the space station for two to three years.
Beermaker Budweiser to make space debut next month
20 Budweiser Barley seeds will be loaded as cargo and launched into space destined for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's rocket on a new cargo supply mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 4.
Nov 23, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
Meteor or alien spaceship? ISS footage of mysterious fireball sparks debate - Watch
While many experts have rubbished the claims saying that the 'alien ship' is nothing but a meteor travelling through space, conspiracy theorists are not buying it.
Nov 21, 2017, 14:01 PM IST
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.
Nov 15, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to be reused for next cargo mission to ISS
The upcoming launch will be the 13th such mission for the company.
Oct 29, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
Festival of lights just became brighter! ISS astronaut shares image of India on Diwali from space
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took the opportunity to wish everyone on the occassion of Diwali and posted an image of a brightly illuminated India from space on October 19.
Oct 22, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
International Space Station to expand storage for science research
For this, ISS is set to get a new Boeing-built wardrobe to house increasing in-orbit science payloads.
Oct 18, 2017, 17:10 PM IST
Feeling fidgety? ISS astronauts have fun with a fidget spinner in space - Watch
On Friday, ISS Commander Randy Bresnik posted a video of himself and some of his astronaut pals taking Newton's laws of motion for a test ride by messing with a fidget spinner aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Oct 16, 2017, 13:28 PM IST
Russia launches cargo ship to International Space Station
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the ship successfully reached orbit eight minutes after taking off at 11:47am Moscow time (0846 GMT), a Russian space agency commentator said in the live feed from mission control.
Oct 14, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
NASA astronauts successfully complete second of three spacewalks for ISS repair
Second of three spacewalks came to an end after 6 hours 26 minutes.
Oct 11, 2017, 08:15 AM IST
