NICER science not so nice as ISS telescope pauses operations
Cosmic research on hold while engineers investigate a problematic motor
Science26 Jun 2025 | 2
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ISS leaks push Axiom Mission 4 launch to no earlier than June 19
Evaluation of latest repairs to Russian segment ongoing
Science16 Jun 2025 | 9
NASA was eyeing ISS crew cutbacks before Trump's budget landed
Will the US President take credit for that one as well?
Science21 May 2025 | 3
No rest for the rocketry as NASA's Easter weekend heats up
Returning crew and a vital supply launch distract managers from chocolate eggs
Science17 Apr 2025 | 18
Boeing's Starliner may fly again, pending fixes to literally everything
Updated More than 70 percent of anomalies closed out, but those pesky thrusters are still a problem
Science28 Mar 2025 | 35
ISS resupply and trash pickup craft postponed indefinitely after Cygnus container crunch
All eyes on SpaceX's April cargo mission to the orbital outpost
Science27 Mar 2025 | 20
Boeing's Starliner future uncertain as NASA weighs next steps
Comment Fix testing to stretch into the summer. When will aerospace giant decide enough is enough?
Science20 Mar 2025 | 71
SpaceX Dragon pod arrives at ISS to finally pick up stranded Boeing astronaut pair
Second time's a charm
Science17 Mar 2025 | 32
Bubble trouble in hydraulics blamed for NASA and SpaceX Crew-10 scrub
Trapped gas isn't just a party foul – it's a launch-stopper
Science14 Mar 2025 | 20
Elon Musk calls for International Space Station to be deorbited by 2027
Plus: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen not happy with SpaceX chief for 'lie' about 'abandoned' Starliner crew
Science21 Feb 2025 | 136
International Space Station's out-of-this-world selfie booth turns 15
The Cupola continues to offer the best views in the universe
Science14 Feb 2025 | 14
SpaceX Crew Dragons swapped so ISS crew can go home early
'Stranded' Starliner astronauts set for a March homecoming
Science12 Feb 2025 | 8
Poland’s 2nd astronaut brings pierogi to the ISS party
Here's hoping freeze-dried Polish dumplings are just as good as ones freshly fried in butter
Science05 Feb 2025 | 14
Trump tells Musk to 'go get' Starliner astronauts
SpaceX was already planning to return 'virtually abandoned' astros. Did Elon forget?
Science29 Jan 2025 | 93
NASA spacewalkers to swab the ISS for microbial life
Learning how to deal with the microorganisms hitching a ride with humans
Science22 Jan 2025 | 14
Axiom Space shuffles space station assembly sequence – to get it standalone sooner
Aiming to be freeflying by 2028. Handy if anything should happen to the ISS
Science19 Dec 2024 | 21
Stranded in space: Starliner crew to remain in orbit even longer as SpaceX faces delays
Week-long mission set to stretch into ninth month
Science19 Dec 2024 | 97
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude
Demonstration paves way for more reboosts before station's eventual deorbit
Science11 Nov 2024 | 28
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space
Wooden datacenters? Japan can build spacecraft out of the stuff
Networks05 Nov 2024 | 24
Japan's space agency to build a digital twin of its ISS module – right before it retires
It's the space economy, stupid
Science01 Nov 2024 | 4
ESA astronaut on the difference between flying in a Soyuz and piloting a Crew Dragon
Interview Plus: We chat about going to the Moon and keeping the ISS running for a few more years
Science15 Oct 2024 | 9
NASA's Astrobees need a new buzz – any ideas for the space-dwelling bots?
Hey Reg readers, what would you do with Honey, Queen, and Bumble?
Science26 Sep 2024 | 26
Hey kids, wanna clock the ISS? ESA's Astro Pi challenge runs your code in space
Send astronauts nice pixel art, or try something a little harder
Science17 Sep 2024 | 1
ESA prints 3D metal shape in space for first time
Tech demo paves way to producing spare parts and tools during missions
Science06 Sep 2024 | 15
NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon
Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner
Science02 Sep 2024 | 21
Starliner's not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week
An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing's misfire
Science30 Aug 2024 | 104
To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner
Decision time arrives for NASA bigwigs
Science23 Aug 2024 | 57
NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August
When is a mishap not really a mishap?
Science15 Aug 2024 | 146
Freighter bound for the ISS suffers engine abort
Are the woes of the Calamity Capsule catching?
Science05 Aug 2024 | 13
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit
Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all
Science02 Aug 2024 | 53
NASA pops repair kit in the mail so astronauts can fix leaky ISS telescope
Upcoming spacewalk should help NICER see more nicely
Science01 Aug 2024 | 23
Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended
Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days
Science26 Jul 2024 | 51
Boeing's Starliner set for extended stay at the ISS as engineers on Earth try to recreate thruster issues
We all know the pain of reproducing that one pesky problem in test
Science11 Jul 2024 | 48
Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon
Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat
Science02 Jul 2024 | 15
ISS 'nauts told to duck and cover after dead Russian sat sprays space junk
This has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile
Science28 Jun 2024 | 18
Elon Musk to destroy the International Space Station – with NASA's approval, for a fee
SpaceX wins contract for 'deorbit vehicle' at a pleasing price
Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 150
Starliner to remain docked to the ISS into July – with no new departure date
If it's Boeing, it isn't going joke gets a bit real for 'nauts
Science24 Jun 2024 | 49
NASA hits wrong button, broadcasts ISS emergency training by mistake
Simulation stimulates social media panic
Bootnotes13 Jun 2024 | 17
Boeing's Starliner makes it into orbit at long last – with human crew aboard
Let's get that brave duo to the ISS and then home to Earth safely
Science05 Jun 2024 | 35
Boeing's Starliner finds yet another way to not reach space
'Unfortunately a power supply generally does not fail ... until it does'
Science03 Jun 2024 | 67
Promising results for osteoarthritis treatments tested in space
More work needed to translate ISS success into something that can be used on Earth
Science30 May 2024 | 5
ESA to fetch stuff from space before ISS takes the plunge
Thales Alenia Space and The Exploration Company tapped for retrieval ops
Science23 May 2024 |
Another week, another leak for Boeing's Starliner crew capsule
This bird isn't going to space for a while
Science20 May 2024 | 27
Valve vexation: Boeing's Starliner grounded again
Problems with Centaur rocket keeps first crewed flight on terra firma
Databases07 May 2024 | 39
NASA will send astronauts to patch up leaky ISS telescope
Thermal shield damage is screwing with daytime observations of X-ray bursts
Science18 Apr 2024 | 13
NASA confirms Florida house hit by a piece of ISS battery pack
Who needs aircon when you have NASA to punch holes through your home?
Science16 Apr 2024 | 40
Grab a helmet because retired ISS batteries are hurtling back to Earth
'Luminous phenomena' on the cards, but half a ton of debris could survive
Science08 Mar 2024 | 45
NASA warns as huge solar flare threatens comms, maybe astronauts too
No, this was not the cause of cellular network outages that hit the USA on Thursday
Science23 Feb 2024 | 19
Cutting-edge robot space surgeon makes first incision in Zero-G
Updated One giant leap for astronaut medicine
Science16 Feb 2024 | 12
HPE's updated Spaceborne Computer-2 ready to hitch another ride to the ISS
How's low Earth orbit for the edge?
HPC24 Jan 2024 | 3
Sierra Space bursts full-scale inflatable space habitat module
Pop goes the test article. As planned
Science22 Jan 2024 | 23
Missing tomatoes ketchup with ISS crew after almost a year lost in space
Sadly not saucy enough in this state for return trip to Earth
Science15 Dec 2023 | 32
NASA pushes back timing of ISS deorbit vehicle contract
Proposals now due in 2024 for a launch 5 years later
Science10 Dec 2023 | 30
Tool bag lost in space now tracked by garbage watchers
Updated Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's equipment drifting away
Science14 Nov 2023 | 55
ESA goes back to the future with a space freighter... yes again
Repeat performance will be able to return to Earth and might one day carry crew
Science07 Nov 2023 |
Russia hustles to fill impending void left by the ISS
First module of new space station to be launched in 2027
Science27 Oct 2023 | 56
NASA to equip International Space Station with frikkin lasers (for comms)
Why, what did you think they were for?
Networks26 Oct 2023 | 15
Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak
A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry
Science26 Oct 2023 | 13
NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024
Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers
Science13 Oct 2023 | 21
Russian Nauka module plays leak-a-boo with International Space Station
Faulty backup radiator is bleeding coolant into the black
Science10 Oct 2023 | 9
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally home after over a year in orbit
Rubio spent 371 days on the ISS, the longest any American has been aloft
Science28 Sep 2023 | 3
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares
Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time
Science27 Sep 2023 | 57
Biting the hand that feeds IT
