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A spacesuited cosmonaut standing on a platform at the end of a robotic arm outside the International Space Station releases a bundle of trash into the blackness of space.

Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Crew-9 astronaut mission stand on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Sept. 24, 2024.

SpaceX inks deal with Vast to launch 2 astronaut missions to the ISS

By Mike Wall published

California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.

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Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky shared this photo of the International Space Station on Twitter on Sept. 29, 2021. He and two colleagues were relocating a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from one port to another at the time.

International Space Station: Live updates

By Space.com Staff last updated

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

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an astronaut in a white space suit hangs on to a metal bar on the outside of a large white structure. the blackness of space fills the background

Watch Russian cosmonauts install new X-ray detector during ISS spacewalk today (video)

By Brett Tingley published

Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will perform a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on Dec. 19 to install new equipment outside the ISS. Watch it live here, courtesy of NASA.

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SpaceX's CRS-31 Dragon cargo capsule, seen from the International Space Station shortly after undocking on Dec. 16, 2024.

SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.

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through an oval window, thousands of stars and several wispy clouds of light can be seen above a round, green blur of light with a thin red upper layer

NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS

By Stefanie Waldek published

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.

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a bright white spacecraft is docked on the right, taking up nearly half that side of the image, the milky way stands to the left.

Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video

By Josh Dinner published

A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

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SpaceX's CRS-27 Dragon cargo capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on March 16, 2023.

Watch SpaceX's 31st Dragon cargo capsule head back to Earth today after delays (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule is set to depart the International Space Station today (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

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This mosaic depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

Will the International Space Station's 2031 death dive cause pollution problems?

By Leonard David published

The International Space Station will be steered to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere in 2031, if all goes to plan. Should we be worried about the pollution this death dive will cause?

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three men and one woman wave from inside the international space station

Happy Thanksgiving from space! What Turkey Day dinner looks like for NASA astronauts on ISS (video)

By Mike Wall published

The four NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station wished us all a happy Thanksgiving — and revealed what they'll be feasting on this Turkey Day.

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