The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It follows the Salyut, Almaz, Skylab and Mir stations as the ninth space station to be inhabited. The ISS is a modular structure whose first component was launched in 1998. Now the largest artificial body in orbit, it can often be seen at the appropriate time with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised modules, external trusses, solar arrays and other components.
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Spiders in space are so unhappy they can't even build decent webs
Sending spiders to space seems like a good idea (because, science), but arachnids apparently have their own notions ...
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How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space
As humans reach out into the solar system, it will be necessary to use resources available on other worlds. Carrying building ...
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Goodbye Space Force? What Joe Biden's presidency means for space exploration
Donald Trump set bold goals for space exploration during his time in office – from crewed missions to the Moon and Mars ...
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AI to help world's first removal of space debris
The European Space Agency will soon use deep learning algorithms to help clean up the junk orbiting earth.
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The dangers SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will face during its return to Earth
The Crew Dragon spacecraft, produced by private company SpaceX, is scheduled to return from the International Space Station ...
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Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs. That’s why experiments in space are so valuable. They ...
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From floating guts to 'sticky' blood — here's how to do surgery in space
Earlier this year, it was reported that an astronaut in space had developed a potentially life-threatening blood clot in ...
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The importance of the space industry in a post-pandemic world
With all of the immense challenges we face on Earth this year, space can feel like an afterthought. Before the COVID-19 ...
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How to watch SpaceX's rocket launch for its first crewed mission
Tomorrow, SpaceX will be launching its Falcon 9 rocket with two NASA astronauts onboard -- the private company's first crewed mission ...
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SpaceX will launch its first 4 tourists into orbit as soon as 2021
We all knew it was coming eventually, but it seems Elon Musk's SpaceX is finally gearing up to launch its first tourists ...
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Musk's SpaceX will likely launch first crewed flight near May 7
Elon Musk's SpaceX has made major headway towards making space travel more accessible and efficient thanks to reusable rockets, ...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX will send NASA astronauts to space in Q2
Elon Musk said last night that SpaceX plans to send NASA astronauts to space between April and June. The mission, dubbed ...
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Elon Musk becomes the International Space Station's weed guy in March
SpaceX has reportedly been tapped by a company called Front Range Biosciences to smuggle some drugs from Earth to the International ...
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NASA finally has enough spacesuits for first ever all-woman spacewalk on October 21
In March, NASA had plans to conduct its first ever all-women spacewalk. But, it was canceled down to suit sizings. But it's ...
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Watch: NASA astronauts build gorgeous zero-gravity fires for science
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are tasked with conducting hundreds of experiments, but perhaps none ...
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Here's what we need to build our first moon base
Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent ...
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Here's why NASA is sending worms to space
We are hoping the worms can help us uncover more about muscle loss in astronauts during spaceflight since they can lose up ...
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Don't believe the hype: There's nothing wrong with the space station robot
Reports of belligerent AI with a mind of its own terrorizing astronauts aboard the International Space Station aren't exactly ...
