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SpaceX Crew Dragon launches 4 astronauts to space station in historic flight
By Amy Thompson published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule launched its first operational space taxi flight for NASA Sunday (Nov. 15).
Watch SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the ISS Saturday
By Rafi Letzter published
Watch here as SpaceX launches its first fully crewed mission to the International Space Station (despite mounting pre-launch woes).
SpaceX set to launch first fully-crewed ISS mission Saturday
By Rafi Letzter published
We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch, after SpaceX fixed engine problems that cropped up in October.
This bacterium survived on the outside of the Space Station for an entire year
By Jacinta Bowler published
The bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans was still alive and kicking after a year spent on the outside of the International Space Station.
The International Space Station can't last forever. Here's how it will eventually die by fire.
By Meghan Bartels published
What goes up must come down — including, sadly enough, the International Space Station.
Without gravity, the fluid around an astronaut's brain moves in weird ways
By Doris Elin Salazar published
The fluid that cushions the human brain redistributes in the skull during spaceflight, according to a new study.
Cosmonaut snaps amazing photos of Soyuz rocket launch from space
By Meghan Bartels published
Three astronauts made a record-setting jaunt to the International Space Station, and another astronaut already in orbit caught stunning photos of the launch.
New space toilet reaches the final frontier
By Chelsea Gohd published
A robotic Cygnus spacecraft successfully blasted off from Virginia today (Oct. 1) carrying nearly 4 tons of gear, including a new space toilet, to the International Space Station.
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