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When NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, he was expecting the air to smell a little like a locker room, he says in a new video posted by NASA. After all, the space station is essentially an airtight metal box where, most of the time, six or more crewmembers ...

NASA is working with the Russian space agency to potentially extend crew stays on the International Space Station, the agency's acting administrator said last week, as a cushion against expected delays in the development of commercial crew capsules by Boeing and SpaceX. Robert Lightfoot, who has ...

... before landing on the idea of having real-life astronauts reading children's books. “What better role models to engage kids in science and to engage them in reading?” Tribe told the Huffington Post. “You're not only looking and listening to the books, you're looking around the International Space Station.” ...

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the start of construction of the International Space Station. The first segment of it was launched in December 1998 to a target point in an orbit about 250 miles above the earth. Arriving a few days after launch, that first section—a self-propelled spacecraft module—set the ...

That's why, in late 2017, Nespoli readily agreed to shoot the first 3-D 360-degree video ever made on board the International Space Station. The project was part of a collaboration with National Geographic, which also involved Nespoli capturing cinematic footage for the ten-part global event series One ...

The new initiative from the non-profit Global Space Education Foundation broadcasts astronauts reading children's books from on board the International Space Station. The zero-gravity readings are, as the recent edition of astronaut Kate Rubins reading Rosie Revere, Engineer proves, a whole lot of fun.

Hawai'i residents can spot the International Space Station tonight, Friday, April 13, 2018, (depending on clouds). It will be visible beginning at 7:53 p.m.. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member on the space shuttle Endeavour. Photo NASA.

Last week, SpaceX launched CRS-14, a Dragon resupply capsule bound for the International Space Station carrying 5,800 pounds worth of tools, food, equipment and science experiments. Tucked somewhere among the hardware, reports Rae Paoletta at Inverse, was some frozen human and bull sperm.

Over a hundred children, from kindergarten through sixth grade, sat on the floor of the cafeteria of H.L. Suverkrup elementary school, staring up in awe as two astronauts, Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai, spun in zero gravity on the International Space Station, or ISS. The video was live and these astronauts ...

UFOS are monitoring the International Space Station (ISS) according to shock claims after three "mysterious craft" were apparently recorded during a NASA live feed. The objects were spotted in footage caught by the ISS itself which is available to view online. By Jon Austin Jon Austin. PUBLISHED: 14:05 ...

Once the International Space Station is decommissioned in 2028, what will the next generation of orbital bases look like? Ian Tucker. Sun 18 Mar 2018 02.59 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest · Share on Google+ · Share on ...

In the not-too-distant future, NASA astronauts might conduct their video interviews from the International Space Station (ISS) while wearing Nike-supplied T-shirts, with a giant Toyota logo visible on the module wall behind them. NASA is developing a commercial-use policy for the orbiting lab, to open up ...

Two astronauts and one cosmonaut will return to Earth today (Feb. 27) after spending 168 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Packed inside the same Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft that brought them to the orbiting laboratory in September, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and ...

When the Trump administration released its latest budget proposal on Feb. 11, fans of human space exploration were dismayed to learn that it included plans to end America's involvement in the International Space Station. The proposal calls for the U.S. to sell its share of the ISS by 2025, treating the ...

and "What does it smell like in the International Space Station?" [Space Station Photos: Expedition 55 Crew in Orbit]. Feustel didn't offer many details on the subject of pooping in space (but if you really want to know, Space.com has the scoop on space poop here). "You hope for the good days, but the bad ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It is the size of a football field, has its own gym and the best view in the solar system. It is also home to astronauts who observe life 254 miles above the earth. Doctors Find 3.5-Inch Air Pocket That Looks Like 'Inverted Coke Bottle' In Man's Brain. The view of deep space from the ...