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New ISS research project will benefit cancer patients on Earth
By Meredith Garofalo published
AI space biotech company shares with Space.com how a new research project in space will help benefit cancer patients on Earth.
Listen online: NASA provides update about troubled Boeing Starliner astronaut mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA will provide an update about the ongoing astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule today (Aug. 14), and you can listen live.
Archaeology on the ISS? Scientists study how astronauts use and store stuff in space
By Elizabeth Howell published
The International Space Station Archaeological Project aims to understand how astronauts use and store objects throughout the orbital laboratory to help inform development of future space habitats.
Will SpaceX carry Boeing Starliner crew home? Here’s how Dragon could do it
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA isn't sure yet if it will bring its Starliner astronauts home from the ISS in the Boeing capsule or put them on a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
NASA considers sending Boeing Starliner astronauts home on SpaceX Dragon
By Elizabeth Howell published
As Starliner's planned 10-day mission stretches past two months, the next ISS SpaceX launch will now delay into September to give NASA the option of including the Starliner crew on its ride home.
Private Cygnus freighter arrives at the ISS with 4 tons of supplies (video, photos)
By Mike Wall last updated
Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter reached the ISS early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab.
Pennies to heaven: NASA launches 2 cents to space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
They say a penny doesn't go far these days, to which NASA has now added its two cents. Two pennies just lifted off for the International Space Station.
Earth from space: Astronauts share photography tips for snapping amazing photos from the ISS
By Keith Cooper published
From thunderstorm sprites to volcanic plumes, and city lights to meteors, the world appears a different place from 250 miles (400 kilometers) up.
ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'
By Victoria Corless published
NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.
NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Two years after stating there were no plans to save artifacts from the end of the International Space Station, NASA is in the early stages of identifying what small parts of the complex to preserve.
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