The International Space Station (ISS) has been making headlines recently due to a series of events affecting its operations. Technical issues, such as a voltage drop in a power source and an ongoing air leak from the Russian segment, have caused delays and concerns for the multinational crew aboard the station. Despite these challenges, successful missions, like the return of astronauts and the launch of commercial missions by SpaceX and Axiom Space, have demonstrated the ISS's continued importance as a hub for scientific research and international collaboration in space.
The ISS, a modular space station orbiting Earth, is a joint project involving five space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). Launched in 1998, the ISS serves as a microgravity laboratory for research in various fields, including biology, physics, astronomy, and meteorology. It has hosted astronauts from multiple countries and facilitated groundbreaking experiments and technological advancements. Despite challenges like aging equipment and occasional technical issues, the ISS remains a symbol of human ingenuity and cooperation in space exploration.
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"We are working hard on resolving these uncertainties."
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It remains unclear when team would try again to test launch astronauts
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A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus’s first ever space traveller on Saturday returned to Earth safely after a fortnight aboard the International Space Station, Russia’s Roscosmos agency…
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The US government has asked Nasa to develop a way to keep track of time on the Moon.
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Take off to the International Space Station follows aborted launch on Thursday after a voltage drop in a power source.
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The Crew-7 mission came to an end after the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed safely into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Active shielding was first proposed in the '60s. We’re finally close to making it work.
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The three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
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Russian space agency acknowledges continuing air leak from its segment of the International Space Station, but states it poses no danger to crew or station
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SpaceX and Axiom Space have successfully launched a commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is cleared of accusations after missing tomato is discovered on the International Space Station.
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Nasa successfully tests DSOC experiment, relaying data through a laser from further away than the Moon.
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Russian space agency Roscosmos warns of aging equipment on the International Space Station and plans to construct a new Russian orbital space station
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Astronaut Frank Rubio breaks the US record for the longest space mission by spending 371 days in space.
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SpaceX's plans to launch its Starship rocket are on hold pending regulatory approval and a mishap investigation.