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Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts launching to the ISS on March 12
By Julian Dossett published
SpaceX's Crew-10 mission will send two NASA astronauts, a Japanese spaceflyer and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency
By Mike Wall published
Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov, who led the Russian space agency for a turbulent 2.5-year stretch.

New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours
By Josh Dinner published
If all five of today's (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.

A year in isolation: 366-day mock moon mission wraps up in Russia
By Anastasia Stepanova published
For 366 days, six analog astronauts lived and worked in a sealed environment in Russia, an Earth-based stand-in for interplanetary missions of the future.

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.

ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery
By Elizabeth Howell published
Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.

'Unexpected odor' on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts
By Elizabeth Howell published
A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.

Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).

ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report
By Elizabeth Howell published
Troubleshooting the leaking ISS is ongoing, with NASA and Russia now identifying 50 "areas of concern" and four cracks, according to a media report.

Top 'safety risk' for the ISS is a leak that has been ongoing for 5 years, NASA audit finds
By Elizabeth Howell published
The ISS has been dealing with a leak in its Russian segment since 2019. As NASA and Roscosmos work to solve it, a new report says the leak is a primary 'safety risk' to operations.
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