The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role that began at the turn of this century. However, the ISS is showing its age and plans are being advanced for its retirement around 2030. Several events on the Station in 2024 underlined just how the ISS program was dealing with several challenges.
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Soyuz MS-25 has finally launched to the International Space Station with crew from Russia, Belarus, and NASA
The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has…
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New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022
by Joseph Navin2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its…
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A Soyuz 2.1a rocket has launched Progress MS-20 resupply spacecraft from Site 31/6 at the…
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The start of 2022 saw no let-up for the Expedition 66 crew aboard the International…
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The ISS, now in its twenty-first year of continuous human occupation, has had a busy…
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NASA and SpaceX launched the Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24) mission to the International Space…
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Russia’s Kosmos 1408 satellite was destroyed in orbit earlier on Tuesday in what appears to…
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Crew Dragon Endurance delivers Crew-3 to International Space Station
by Joseph NavinCrew Dragon Endurance docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 6:32 PM EST (23:32 UTC) following…
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SpaceX CRS-22 delivers new solar arrays & science to International Space Station
The CRS-22 cargo mission to the International Space Station lifted off right on time at…
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The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) have launched their H-IIB F3 carrier rocket from the Tanegashima…
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The highly experienced Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko…
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The Russian Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft – also known by its US designation of 29S –…
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Russia’s Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft has successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) after a two…
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Russia’s Progress M-10M spacecraft, also going by its American designation of 42P, launched on Wednesday…
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Russia’s Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft, which also goes by its American designation of 26S, has blasted…
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After an eight-day (8 day) orbital chase, Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) has conducted a…
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ISS Managers review long-term configuration of International Space Station
by Pete HardingInternational Space Station (ISS) program managers are currently in the process of conducting an assessment…
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A Russian Soyuz launch vehicle has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:49am…
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The Russian cargo ship Progress M-66/32P has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, ahead of docking…