April 2001 Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, gives fellow astronauts the thumbs up during the first spacewalk of the STS 100 shuttle mission during Expedition 2 on the station.

May 17, 2012

CASIS Must Succeed: And It Can If We So Choose

The International Space Station is an engineering and space operations marvel, but that alone doesn’t make it successful. NASA...

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The Dragon capsule is rotated into position during processing ahead of its demonstration mission to the International Space Station. The spacecraft will launch into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Both the launcher and spacecraft are made by SpaceX.

May 5, 2012

Space-station rendezvous set to spur research push

When it comes to doing science on the International Space Station (ISS), the laws of gravity have been flipped: what goes up...

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The 11:29 a.m. EDT liftoff on July 8, 2011, marked the last time a space shuttle would climb from Kennedys seaside launch complex to soar toward the heavens.

May 1, 2012

If you want to do research on the ISS, the ISS National Lab is looking for you

The Space Shuttles have all been retired. The International Space Station (ISS) is expected to be decommissioned in 2020....

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The International Space Station seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their separation. Earlier the STS 128 and Expedition 20 crews finished nearly nine days of work. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 21:26 CEST on 8 September 2009.

April 4, 2011

Introduction to the International Space Station

Before we discuss the scientific research and technology development on-orbit, let’s give the ISS itself a proper...

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Southern Lights near the Great Australian Bight An astronaut took this photograph of the Aurora Australis in August 2017. At the time, the International Space Station was moving over the southern Indian Ocean towards the Great Australian Bight and Melbourne, Australia.

April 4, 2011

The Ultimate Platform for Earth Observation

Imagery of the Earth is one of the most tangible products from the International Space Station and is among the most easily...

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