December 2014
Gods and space
Getting a helping hand – An Orthodox priest performs a blessing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, ahead of the Soyuz launch that carried Expedition 41 to the International Space Station in September 2014
22 January 2016
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Shares the Unique Experience of Her Record-breaking 200-Day Mission to the ISS.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shares the details of her record-breaking (longest space flight by a woman and longest uninterrupted spaceflight for a European astronaut) mission to the International Space Station.
27 October 2015
Skin deep: news study of the ISS and Actinobacteria
...of microorganisms living aboard the International Space Station has found an unusually high proportion of bacteria specifically found on human skin. As the journal Nautilus notes, the study is a good illustration of the consequences of using recycled...
01 September 2015
Andreas ‘Denmark’s Gagarin’ Mogensen to test bike gear on ISS
... with Denmark’s famous love of cycling, he will be testing new Danish bike equipment on the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is due to lift off to the ISS from Baikonur on Wednesday. He will be accompanied by Russia’s Sergei Volkov and...
21 October 2016
Soyuz MS-02/48S successfully docks with the ISS
... carrying three Expedition 49/50 crew members has successfully docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning, bringing the total number of astronauts on the ISS back up to six. Expedition 50 commander Sergey Ryzhikov, joined by flight...
24 March 2016
Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Launched
... Cygnus into orbit about 20 minutes later. The Cygnus is scheduled to arrive at the ISS on March 26. The Cygnus is carrying more than three tons of cargo for the International Space Station, including crew supplies, vehicle hardware and experiments...
