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Commercial space station Orbital Reef's design phase passes NASA review
Ready or not, ISS is coming down in 2031, and Amazon, Boeing and more are ready for business
Science23 Aug 2022 | 23
Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates
Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long
Science19 Aug 2022 | 14
Northrop Grumman to use Firefly Aerospace tech in its de-Russianized Antares
SpaceX to pick up the slack while the rocket is updated yet again
Science09 Aug 2022 | 10
Russia: Hey, don't act surprised if we're still on the ISS in 2030
Yeah, they do have a habit of being in places where they are no longer welcome
Science05 Aug 2022 | 16
NASA to send prototype robot surgeon into space
Dammit Jim, I'm a piece of autonomous equipment, not a doctor
Science03 Aug 2022 | 23
Experts warn transition to private space stations won't happen anytime soon
As NASA launches 11th annual ISS Research and Development Conference
Science26 Jul 2022 | 25
SpaceX crewed flight to ISS delayed by damaged rocket
Just as NASA urged to reuse Musk hardware no more than five times
Science23 Jul 2022 | 24
AWS sent edgy appliance to the ISS and it worked – just like all the other computers up there
Congrats, AWS, you’ve boldly gone where the Raspberry Pi has already been
Edge + IoT24 Jun 2022 | 10
NASA tricks Artemis launch computer by masking data showing a leak
Plus it aborts ISS reboost. Not the greatest start to the week, was it?
Science21 Jun 2022 | 19
Boeing's Starliner CST-100 on its way to the ISS 2 years late
A couple of thruster failures shouldn't affect the Calamity Capsule's second attempt at reaching space station
Science20 May 2022 | 64
SpaceX launches first totally private mission to the International Space Station
Saturday rendezvous planned for historic commercial orbit ride
Science08 Apr 2022 | 29
Microsoft, HPE put AI to work checking astronaut gloves
Video I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid you can't go out dressed like that
AI + ML05 Apr 2022 | 1
NASA astronaut returns to Earth on a Russian Soyuz
Mission launched during a pandemic, returned during... oh God, what now?
Science30 Mar 2022 | 11
Russia's Mir space station returned to Earth 21 years ago
The project lives on as part of the ISS – but for how much longer?
Science23 Mar 2022 | 8
Sure, the James Webb Space Telescope is cool and all. But try making one out of Lego
Next: How to throw it a million miles without anything falling off
Offbeat31 Jan 2022 | 8
If you want less CGI and more real effects in movies, you may get your wish: Inflatable film studio to orbit Earth
What a retirement for the ISS: Gaining a totally feasible 'state-of-the-art media production capability'
Bootnotes21 Jan 2022 | 39
New batch of AstroPis relieve Ed and Izzy of duty on board the International Space Station
If you can't find a Pi on Earth, you could run your code on orbit instead
Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 9
NASA confirms International Space Station is to keep orbiting through 2030
Patching over the cracks in partner relations and pressurised modules for a few extra years
Science05 Jan 2022 | 26
What will life in orbit look like after the ISS? NASA hands out new space station contracts
The end is coming, and nobody wants a homeless 'naut
Science03 Dec 2021 | 42
Russia: It isn't just us – a bit of an old US rocket might get as close as 5.4km to the ISS
Meanwhile, Soyuz Cluedo continues: It was someone, with the drill, in the habitation module
Science01 Dec 2021 | 41
You, me and debris: NASA cans ISS spacewalk because it's getting too risky outside
Broken antenna will have to wait as warning comes in less than 24 hours before airlock opening
Science30 Nov 2021 | 39
Russia's orbital insanity is almost beyond redemption – but there's space for improvement
Opinion Every debris cloud has a silver lining
Science22 Nov 2021 | 94
Russia blows up old satellite, NASA boss 'outraged' as ISS crew shelters from debris
Moscow slammed for 'reckless, dangerous, irresponsible' weapon test
Science16 Nov 2021 | 119
International Space Station fires rockets to dodge chunk of destroyed Chinese satellite
Meanwhile, next crew of astronauts all set to launch on Thursday
Science11 Nov 2021 | 30
Now that's a splash down: Astronauts spend 8-hour trip to Earth in diapers after SpaceX capsule toilet breaks
Puts a whole new spin on 'To boldly go where no one has gone before'
Science09 Nov 2021 | 38
SpaceX-powered trip to ISS grounded by 'medical issue'
It's not COVID-19 and it's not an emergency, insists NASA
Science02 Nov 2021 | 22
Oops, they did it again – rogue Soyuz spurt gave ISS an attitude problem
Crew successfully de-orbited on Sunday carrying vital payload: footage for a movie shot in space
Science17 Oct 2021 | 16
Astro Pi 2: New Raspberry Pi hardware with updated camera, sensors to head to the ISS this year
This time it's... quite a bit faster
Personal Tech13 Sep 2021 | 19
Dozy ISS cosmonauts woken by smoke alarm on eve of 5-hour spacewalk
Air purified, everyone back to bed, says Roscosmos, studiously ignoring smoke, burning smell
Science09 Sep 2021 | 16
More cracks found in Russian annex of the International Space Station
Head of Russia's segment says it's time for Roscosmos to build its own orbiting lab
Science31 Aug 2021 | 26
NASA postpones spacewalk as it would be too much of a pain in the neck for astronaut
ISS installation work to be carried out some other time
Science25 Aug 2021 | 16
Edgy: HPE's first message from the International Space Station to Microsoft's Azure? 'hello world'
Supercomputing above the clouds
Edge + IoT19 Aug 2021 | 10
Russia: Forget about the Nauka incident. Who punched the hole in the Soyuz, hmm?
Opinion Borked module and fingerpointing puts space relationship with US under strain
Science13 Aug 2021 | 61
International Space Station actually spun one-and-a-half times by errant Russian module's thrusters
540 degrees total, not just 45, NASA tells El Reg
Science03 Aug 2021 | 57
Russia says software malfunction caused Nauka module to unexpectedly fire thrusters, tilt space station
Updated You call this a glitch?
Software30 Jul 2021 | 54
International Space Station stabilizes after just-docked Russian module suddenly fires thrusters
Updated Crew not in danger, NASA insists
Science30 Jul 2021 | 51
Have you turned it off and on again? Russia's Nauka module just about makes it to the ISS
Elderly lab negotiates tricky docking
Science29 Jul 2021 | 35
Japan plans remote-controlled robotic space tourism to the ISS and beyond
'Avatars' that roam around space station, or do work with high performance hands, to be controllable from the ground
Science27 Jul 2021 | 6
Russia's Pirs ISS module scheduled to fall away, much like Moscow's interest in the space station
Troubled Nauka might actually make it after four orbit corrections – since we left work Friday
Science26 Jul 2021 | 36
Russia's ISS Multipurpose Laboratory Module launches after years sitting on a shelf, immediately runs into issues
Nauka? More like 'Borka!' Geddit?
Science22 Jul 2021 | 43
Your spacesuit ran into a problem and needs to restart
ISS solar array installation overran after a good old 'off and on again'
Science17 Jun 2021 | 19
Spacewalk veterans take a trip outside the ISS to pump up the power with new solar arrays
Lego ISS fans, look away now
Science16 Jun 2021 | 13
Fancy the ultimate no-Air-outside-bnb? NASA willing to rent out ISS for two weeks
Private companies to sort out the transportation, US agency's fees are non-trivial
Science15 Jun 2021 | 18
Space junk damages International Space Station's robot arm
Space boffin tells Reg it's stupidly hard to clean up orbiting trash after Canadarm2 survives encounter with item too small to be tracked
Science01 Jun 2021 | 75
An actress, an internet billionaire, and Tom Cruise walk into a space station ... not necessarily at the same time
It's Space Race 2 for Russia and America
Science14 May 2021 | 30
NASA ups price of a private stay aboard the ISS to reflect true expense of keeping tourists alive in space
Should cover the cost of the air leaking out of the Russian segment
Science10 May 2021 | 29
SpaceX flings another bunch of humans into orbit in reused capsule atop reused booster
Second jaunt to the International Space Station for Endeavour
Science23 Apr 2021 | 25
Ah, you know what? Keep your crappy space station, we're gonna try to make our own, Russia tells world
Come 2025, we're Putin this collaboration to bed
Science22 Apr 2021 | 76
‘Radiation upset’ confused computers, caused false alarm on International Space Station
Crew Dragon briefly thought its power supply had problems. Also on the ISS: an Ethernet upgrade and missing wastewater
On-Prem26 Mar 2021 | 43
Space station dumps 2.9-ton battery pack to burn up in Earth's atmosphere after hardware upgrade
In two to four years, and there's no danger, NASA tells The Reg
Science16 Mar 2021 | 61
Holes patched in Russian segment of the ISS though pesky pressure loss continues
Space: Not all its cracked up to be
Science15 Mar 2021 | 19
There may be not one but two new air leaks in International Space Station: Russian boss tells us not to panic
Microscope needed to find tiny punctures in the hull
Science23 Jan 2021 | 53
SpaceX cargo ship splashes down off Florida with science in tow – but what we want to know is how space wine tastes
It's been sloshing around the International Space Station for a while
Science14 Jan 2021 | 17
International Space Station scores powerup with solar panels that 'roll out like a tape measure'
Still needs three launches and a dozen spacewalks to install 55kW capacity upgrade
Science12 Jan 2021 | 19
Faster optic fibers and superior laser sensors set to descend from space
Boffins to get express delivery as SpaceX Dragon capsule returning from ISS will be first science payload to splash down near Florida
Science11 Jan 2021 | 17
UK's Space Command to be 'capable of launching our first rocket in 2022'
In Brief Also: Skyrora aims for 2023 for its XL, ISS gets ready for Nauka, and HALO moves forward
Science19 Nov 2020 | 45
Baby Yoda stowed away on Crew Dragon, boards International Space Station
Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi bringing soft toy into space was only surprise as Crew-1 docked
Science17 Nov 2020 | 33
Soyuz later! SpaceX gets NASA green light to lob astronauts to the International Space Station full time
Russian rockets are Putin on the back burner, except for emergencies
Science11 Nov 2020 | 23
Whoa, humans have been hanging out and doing science stuff in freaking space aboard the ISS for 20 years
Orbital lab emerges from teens to an uncertain future. How very 2020
Science04 Nov 2020 | 14
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